Danny Welbeck struck Arsenal’s victor in the fifth minute of stoppage time to consign 10-man Leicester to defeat at the Emirates, but Morgan insists it won’t affect the team’s confidence going forward.
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In the game it was striker Jamie Vardy who put the “Foxes” ahead just before halftime through a penalty conversion.
We had a lot of long-term injuries and that’s what gave us a bit of struggle in January because we played in December and then January with nearly the same team.
Now two points behind Leicester, Wenger said: “It was a serious mental test because we found ourselves 1-0 down against a team that defends so well”. “We came back in the second half with relentless energy”.
Spurs’ Belgian global was their defensive lynchpin as they grounded out an invaluable 2-1 victory over fellow title contenders Manchester City. Ranieri took off playmaker Riyad Mahrez as he looked to shut up shop, but the Gunners got back on level terms on 70 minutes, when sub Theo Walcott fired home after a clever knock-down from Olivier Giroud.
The Gunners sealed an important three points against the league leaders Leicester City to reduce the point gap to two points.
The 24-year-old Croatia worldwide jined the Bundesliga club on a season-long loan after finsing his chances limited as City mount a bid to win the Premier League.
Having only previously seen his side beaten twice, Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has not had much to rail against this season, but he declared himself “very angry” with referee Martin Atkinson’s decision to send Simpson off. “Let’s not forget he has not played one minute for us”. Our fans are dreaming, but we don’t think about the title, we think about our performance.
Paying tribute to Arsenal’s match-winner, Wenger said: “Danny Welbeck is a great player and everybody is happy for him because he has been out for 10 months – that is an eternity for a player”. We’re the type of team where the pressure won’t get to us. They go, I don’t know where, Dubai maybe.
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“I don’t know if in a normal match that our two yellows cards were a sending off”, he told Sky Sports. “How everyone dropped back and recovered well when we lost the ball was outstanding”, the German said.
