Here we look back on the top five most painful Arsenal exits over the past few years. Alexis Sanchez - Manchester United (swap for Henrikh Mkhitaryan)It's remarkable that Sanchez rates so low on this list, but as aforementioned the Chilean's transfer away from the club was expected. If this transfer had happened five/ten years ago it would be fighting for the top spot as the most painful Arsenal exit of all time. Like Sanchez, Van Persie was undoubtedly the Gunners best player when Manchester United came calling and the Dutchman jumped ship. The transfer was massive for a number of reasons, and not just because Chelsea had stolen one of the Gunners' best players.

Source: Daily Mirror January 23, 2018 13:37 UTC