Injury-plagued Carroll missed three months this season with a knee injury. Alexis Sanchez delights young Arsenal supporters at Junior Gunners Xmas PartyAccording to the Daily . AP:Associated Press5The 25-year-old moved to Germany from Zlatan Ibrahimovics old club MalmoGetty Im. The Sweden international is a classy ball-playing defender. But the 27-year-old holding midfielder would not get a deal close to that kind of money from any clu. He will be hoping to make an impact against Manchester United when the Hammers face Manchester United at the Olympic Stadium on Monday. The influential midfielder featured 11 times for the Gunners before his injury, as he picked up the knock in their 6-0 win over Ludogorets. After helping France win the Under-19 European Championship he has naturally stepped up and is excelling for the Under-21s. the timings of contract renewals so that he has the funds in place to make the contracts work with the clubs cashflow. Manchester United 2 Middlesbrough 1: Paul Pogbas late header seals late winSchneiderlin ?was signed .