The performance of Alexis Sánchez against Crystal Palace served so that the Chilean won big praises of part of the English press, although it did not see door in said meeting of the Premier League. In fact, in the islands even compared to the tocopillano with Leo Messi, by the fact to be the big "brain" of the attack "gunner" from does long.
Alexis Sánchez assisted to Olivier Giroud, the one who opened the marker against Crystal Palace with a lovely goal of heel. In addition to the pass of goal, the Chilean was very dynamic in the front of attack londinense and carried any that another ovation of the Emirates Stadium, when being a constant nightmare for the contrary defenders.
"If the followers of the Barça go to the Camp Nou to do reverences to Lionel Messi, the fans of the Arsenal can attend to the Emirates not to lose the shine of the Chilean", could read in the "Mirror". "It did not mark in the first day of the 2017, but went the heart of the local team, mainly in his pass of goal to Giroud after pursuing to Zaha during 60 metres to recover the balloon inside his own area", added.
Alexis, to the same height that Messi and Cristiano
"The Sun" and the "Sunday Times" were other means that ensalzaron the performance of Alexis Sánchez, the one who remember does some weeks already put to the same height that Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in an interview: "I Have arrived to a level that have competed with big players. I do not seat me inferior to any. I compare me with Messi, with Cristiano. Have the same capacity of them", said then.