Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Alexis Sanchez has all the making to become a top striker in Europe following his performance this season.

The Chile international scored a hat-trick and claimed an assist as his side secured a 5-1 victory over West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday.

The 67-year-old manager says the Chilean international has the ‘killer instinct’ to become one of the world’s best strikers after deploying him in a more central role this season.

‘Look, he has all the ingredients to be a top class striker and he shows that now in every game. In a game like that today, again he is quick, he is quick to close down, he can dribble, he has short backlift,’ Wenger told the Arsenal website.

‘He has a killer instinct and it shows again that the South Americans, at the moment in world football, are the leading strikers. You have to acknowledge that. If you look through the top strikers in Europe, they are basically all South American now.’

Arsenal will now travel to St Jakob-Park when they take on Basel in their final Group A clash in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Kick-off has been set for 21:45.