I think the situation has worked out fine. Arsenal have got an upgrade on their reserve keeper, while we have got a different sort of keeper who has rejuvenated the defence in front of him, and which underpins our unbeaten run of 6 Prem matches.
I salute Mat Ryan, I wish him well in the future...
I hope this isn't a case for us of "be careful what you wish for".
I get why Sanchez is a better fit for both our style of play and complementing the defenders in front of him.
As with Murray, Stephens, Duffy, Bong, Knockaert, Kayal I haven't got a bad word to say about Mat. I thought he was...