Arsenal favourite Thierry Henry has criticised his former club for overworking Alexis Sanchez following the forward's injury.
The Chile international has been almost ever-present for both club and country in the current season, racking up over 1000 minutes of Premier League playing time so far.
His game against Norwich City, however, ended after an hour, as he was taken off with a hamstring injury.
"Obviously if you ask Alexis Sanchez if he is OK, he is going to say yes. If a guy says no then he might as well leave the club. You are there to play," Henry said to Sky Sports.
"But I think you almost don't have to ask him anything if you want to rest him. You need to go out and say nothing or, 'I'm resting you today and that's the way it is'.
"Again, I personally wouldn't have liked that when I was a player, but you take it on the chin and see the bigger picture because you want to be out there and play the whole season.