Arsenal follow up their trip to champions Leicester with games against Watford and Southampton prior to the first global break of the season.
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With Wes Morgan standing out at the heart of the defense, Leicester sported a relentless work rate reminiscent of last season, something which they lacked in their 2-1 season-opening loss at Hull.
Ranieri, whose Leicester side are seeking their first points of the season when they host Arsenal on Saturday, is also confident that midfielder Danny Drinkwater will extend his deal, which now runs until 2018.
The intrigue in the game between Leicester and Arsenal today is however, increased by the transfer sagas between the two clubs surrounding Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.
Boos rang out after the 3-4 loss to Liverpool on Sunday in the opening game of the season. Summer signing Rob Holding was partnered with Calum Chambers at the centre of an Arsenal defence that shipped four goals at the Emirates Stadium.
Should they fail to win against Leicester, it will be very hard for Arsene Wenger to placate fans, who are already on his back following a lack of transfer activity this summer. “They kept a lot of possession but we created clear chances”, said Ranieri. [Manchester] City – how long? Since [Sir Alex] Ferguson was manager. Now there is a new story. “When I go on the pitch, always I’m positive”.
Arsenal offered more attacking goal in a tight opening 45 minutes although they did little to trouble Leicester’s defensive unit. Sanchez has good timing to run behind the defenders. Theo Walcott should keep his place after scoring last time out but Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi have been ruled out for three weeks meaning we have two positions to fill in attack.
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“Maybe I will take a gamble on bringing them back early but I have 48 hours to decide”, Wenger told his press conference. “We need to dust that off and come back better”.
