Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez has blasted Uruguayan players - past and present.

After Tuesday's defeat, Chile's first since winning the Copa in July, Arsenal striker Sanchez took to Instagram to congratulate the Uruguayans.

But the Arsenal man also criticised the hosts as he delivered his backhanded plaudits.

"You need to know how to win and how to lose and I speak when I win and when I lose," Sanchez wrote.

"But what annoys me about past and present and other Uruguayan players ... is that they speak without acknowledging that they've lost.

"Today we lost and I congratulate them ... it's goodbye from the champions of the Americas."