Sanchez back for Reds clash

London – Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez (above) is fit to face Liverpool on Sunday and is focused on giving “absolutely everything” for the team despite uncertainty over the striker’s future at the club, manager Arsene Wenger has said.

The Chilean, Arsenal’s top scorer with 24 league goals last season, has attracted plenty of interest from rival clubs as he enters the final year of his contract and missed the first two Premier League games of the season with an abdominal strain.

“Sanchez has worked hard to be back and available again,” Wenger told a news conference yesterday. “Alexis works very hard, he’s very focused and gives absolutely everything.

“He looks ready, he has not played for long time so I will have to decide what to do with him. He could start but we have to make that decision.”

French media have linked Sanchez with a move to Paris St Germain, while British media have reported that Manchester City are also interested in reuniting the 28-year-old with their manager Pep Guardiola, whom he played for at Barcelona.

Wenger said Sanchez had not been distracted by the transfer speculation and did not rule out the possibility of the Chilean committing to fresh terms.

“I don’t think he’s disturbed by all the noise, players at that level are used to it now,” he added.

Centreback Laurent Koscielny is back from suspension for the trip to Anfield, where Arsenal have not won in the league since 2012.