Mahrez, 25, was also voted as the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year.
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Mahrez is the reigning Professional Football Association’s (PFA) Players’ Player of the year after helping the King Power stadium outfit to win their first PL title last season.
We’ll have all the build-up, team news, action and reaction from the King Power Stadium as the Premier League season opens at the King Power Stadium. “Now he knows very well what I want and my expectations are higher”. Kicking off later on in comparison to the rest of the Premier League, Ranieri and Wenger alike will emphasise the importance of getting a result on Saturday evening in order to avoid falling further behind, albeit after two games.
On the other side, Arsenal lost to Liverpool last weekend so this game will be especially important for them because they don’t want to fall six points behind the competition after just two games played. He said: “‘We want to build again and I don’t want to go”. “I’m not too sure if Craig Shakespeare being involved will help but if it doesn’t I’ll be having words!”
Jamie Vardy was courted by Arsenal but soon thereafter committed his future to the club, as did Kasper Smeichel, Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater and Ranieri.
Arsenal will look to continue their recent dominance of Leicester on Saturday, having beaten the Foxes twice last season. Arsenal will need him to get firing if they are to win the Premier League this season.
“If you consider the number of goals and assists he had, he had the best combination in the league”.
Leicester will be looking to exact some revenge on Arsenal as they were thumped 5-2 by the North London side at home last season. We have been in the market a long time but if you look around in Europe, all my friends I call are all looking for centre-backs but they can not find them.
Wenger has also snapped up promising Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding, who started their opening games against Liverpool and Leicester.
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Leicester was dealt a blow early in the second half, as Nampalys Mendy was forced off with an apparent leg injury.
