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Sanchez excites as new Arsenal shape has teething troubles in win at Boro

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With goals from Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, Arsenal saved themselves from another embarrassing result at Middlesbrough.

A new formation brought Arsenal their first away win in the Premier League since January as Arsene Wenger deployed a back three to beat Middlesbrough 2-1.

Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring with a lovely free kick on 42 minutes but it needed a set piece to make the breakthrough as Arsenal struggled to create openings in their new shape. Boro then capitalised on some poor defending when Alvaro Negredo headed home an equaliser -- clearly, some things never change.