After Sanchez started on the bench at Stamford Bridge, Wenger stated his intention was not to prove a point after the collapse of a proposed move to Manchester City in the final hours of the transfer window.
The Arsenal manager picked Sanchez to play the entire fixture against Doncaster Rovers in the Carabao Cup after Alex Iwoby was preferred against Chelsea. When asked if the Chilean remains central to his plans, Wenger said: 'All the players are. He's not more than any other'.
'I picked a team at Chelsea to be strong on the counter-attack and fight very hard. Sanchez could have played if he was 100 per cent fit, but for me there's no real hierarchy'.
'I have six or seven strikers, but if I go with three strikers [at the weekend], the three who have not played will play in midweek, whatever the competition', he said after Arsenal's 1-0 win in the Carabao Cup.
Sanchez has played full matches against Cologne and Doncaster Rovers but is yet to complete 90 minutes in the Premier League. Wenger was asked if this had anything to do with his near-move to the Etihad and his contract situation.
'Not at all. That's going into very quick conclusions', the Frenchman said. 'Alexis Sanchez has been out injured and I thought he was still a bit short on Sunday physically I played him last night to give him competition', Wenger said after Wednesday's game.
'I just try to get him back to full fitness, and for me the Europa League and League cup are important as well', he added.
'I gave him a long holiday, this year he had a real rest. He came back not really fit and then he got injured. The injury plus rest time was a bit long, but last night you could see he's coming back sharp now'.