Alexis Sanchez was not happy to come off.
The
Chilean rounded off the win with his 14th Premier League goal of the season,
which puts him tied with Diego Costa atop the scoring chart.
"Look,
he is hugely influential, Sanchez. You look at the numbers, he had scored 13
goals, seven assists, now 14 goals," Wenger said. "But we also had
players on the bench who are strikers, who need competition.
We were 4-0 up.
Ozil as well comes back from sickness so it was a good opportunity not to be
stupid."
Wenger
brought Danny Welbeck on instead for the forward's first Premier League
appearance of the season following a knee injury, and said he was more focused
on that.
"Honestly
I didn't even look past [Sanchez]. I look at the players coming on," he
said. "Danny Welbeck has not played for two years, that for me is much
more important than an individual response.
"You
have a player, 25 years of age, a regular in the national team and you have an
opportunity to bring him on -- that is something that is vital."
Wenger
also said the severity of Giroud's injury was still unclear, and the Frenchman,
who opened the scoring for the Gunners with his fifth goal in as many games, is
set to be assessed by a doctor.
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