Alexis Sanchez carried on his Bournemouth hissy-fit into the dressing room - leaving his team-mates fearing he will leave.
Sanchez threw a tantrum on the pitch after Tuesday’s 3-3 draw, throwing his gloves to the floor and visibly showing his frustration over the Gunners suffering a major blow to their title hopes.
The Chilean, currently locked in a contract stand-off, was obviously furious with his team-mates and the result, and did not speak to anyone afterwards.
One source suggested Sanchez - known for his fiery temper - was angry at seeing players celebrating their fightback from 3-0 down with 20 minutes to go because he saw even a point at Bournemouth as a bad result if they want to win the title.
Angry travelling fans had earlier chanted, “This is embarrassing” as Arsene Wenger’s men were torn apart by goals from Charlie Daniels, Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser.
Though Arsenal fought back with Sanchez, Lucas Perez and Olivier Giroud scoring, the latter angered watching supporters — and clearly stunned Sanchez and other team-mates — with a celebration dance that wasted precious seconds which could have been used to chase a winner.
The draw means Arsenal have closed the gap on leaders Chelsea, beaten at Spurs on Wednesday, to eight points.
Wenger said: “We dropped two points but we have to do better in the other games and hope other teams will drop points. It was not a result we wanted before the game but at 3-0 down we’d have signed for 3-3. We were unlucky in some decisions.”
Sanchez, whose contract expires in 2018, has been offered a new deal worth £180,000-a-week to stay but has also had a interest from China worth more than double that amount.
The 28-year-old has stalled on signing and made it plain he wants success as well as improved terms, leaving some of his team-mates believing he does already have an offer from another club lined up.
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