Arsene Wenger has played down Alexis Sanchez's furious reaction to Arsenal's draw at Bournemouth
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London: Arsene Wenger has played down Alexis Sanchez's furious reaction to Arsenal's draw at Bournemouth by insisting the Chilean's passion is something he wants to see.
The Gunners rescued a point despite falling three goals behind at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday, with Sanchez starting a memorable comeback by netting a diving header before Lucas Perez and Olivier Giroud secured a 3-3 draw.
Sanchez cut a frustrated figure during a miserable first half, angrily throwing his gloves to the ground at full-time and storming down the tunnel.
Reports suggested the 28-year-old is moving closer to an exit as a result of his angst in the dressing room after the game. Sanchez has yet to sign a new contract with Arsenal. But Wenger was pleased to see Sanchez's passionate side of the former Barcelona man.
Asked about Sanchez's negative body language, the Frenchman said: "Well, what is surprising there? You want to win the games and when you don't win, you are unhappy — it is normal.
"Without passion, you do not come back after 70 minutes from three goals down in the Premier League. First of all it is exceptional, it doesn't often happen in the Premier League and you need a special response, which is what happened.
"We wanted to win the game, and we didn't win the game so we are all frustrated. Of course (he is fine)," Wenger added.
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