“This strengthens our belief that we are in the fight”.
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“It would have been massive for us to lose”, he added.
Petr Cech came to Arsenal’s rescue on 16 minutes after stopping Jamie Vardy header on the line.
Just nine minutes later, though, Christian Eriksen grabbed the victor after 83 minutes to set up a tense finale but there were no further goals which ended the hopes of backers of Sky Bet’s Soccer Special Price Boost and, possibly, the title hopes of the Citizens. It will be regarded as a landmark win for a young Tottenham team that is going for the club’s first league title since 1961.
“It is true our supporters can dream”, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
While Arsenal must now prepare for contests with Hull City and Barcelona, Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester have two weeks to regain their strength before resuming their improbable title bid at home to Norwich City.
In the other match, last-place Aston Villa was crushed 6-0 at home by Liverpool.
Also, it’s worth mentioning that he is perhaps the most injury-prone striker around apart from Daniel Sturridge, so Ferdinand’s opinion will not go down well with some sections of the United fanbase.
It ensured Arsenal became the first team to complete the double this season over Leicester, which has only lost three times in the league.
Then, after earning a free kick in Leicester’s half, Ozil, the league’s leading provider of goals, created havoc in the Leicester rearguard with a lovely floated free kick which saw Welbeck, who had been introduced with just over five minutes left, leap highest to provide the finest of touches.
Down to 10 men following Danny Simpson’s 54th-minute dismissal, Leicester were clinging on at a tension-bound Emirates Stadium when Welbeck headed in a 95th-minute victor from Mesut Ozil’s free-kick on his return after 10 months out with a serious knee injury. They showed the same performance…to Manchester City.
Spurs needed a controversial 53rd minute spot kick to take the lead at City after Raheem Sterling was harshly ruled to have handled a cross from Danny Rose with his back to the ball.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was involved after as his chipped pass appeared to strike N’Golo Kante’s arm, but referee Martin Atkinson was unmoved.
Divock Origi burst through to make it 4-0 a minute after coming on as a substitute before England defender Nathaniel Clyne made it 5-0 with a tap-in and Kolo Toure headed a sixth in the 70th.
A fingertip interception from Hugo Lloris denied City an equalizer at the death, Manuel Pellegrini’s men suffering a real setback in its bid for a second English championship crown in three years. “We need to improve in a lot of things”.
From then on, it was 25 minutes of constant Arsenal pressure as Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Per Mertesacker all missed fantastic chances to win the game for their side.
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City is fourth with another four points behind.
