Alexis Sanchez: I like playing as a centre forward at Arsenal

Injury concern: Alexis Sanchez has been passed fit to play against Uruguay
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Vaishali Bhardwaj15 November 2016

Alexis Sanchez has admitted he is loving his new role as a striker at Arsenal, and revealed that he prepared for a switch in position by watching videos on the internet.

Sanchez has starred for the Gunners this season, scoring eight goals and creating five others in all competitions to help send Arsenal into fourth place in the Premier League standings.

The Chilean's success this term has come after he was moved into the main striker role, with the 27-year-old having played on the wing for much of his career.

Despite the change in position, Sanchez has admitted he is enjoying his new role up front for the Gunners and revealed he adapted to the switch by watching videos on the internet.

"I like it as a centre forward because I can get involved in the play more," Sanchez told Arsenal's official website.

"I have the chance to drop deep a little bit more and that means I can link up with my team-mates more.

"[The manager] is the one who decides, he’s the one who changes things around and decides where we play. He asked me to play there so I said fine - I looked up some videos on the internet to see how I needed to adjust my movement and I’ve been adapting since then."

Wenger warned the Chile FA not to make a "suicidal decision" over Sanchez's ability to play in the game, with Arsenal facing a tough fixture list starting from this weekend.

The Gunners will travel to take on Manchester United on Saturday before hosting Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League next week.

But Chile national team manager Juan Antonio Pizzi revealed this week that Sanchez has fully recovered from his problem, and will start against Uruguay.

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