“Leicester”, despite all predictions, still managed to keep the majority of the team leaders, although it lost a key player in midfield – N’Golo Kant.
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With the last kick of the game Petr Cech proved why he’s considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in Premier League history as he made a point-blank save at the feet of last season’s PFA Player of the Year, Riyad Mahrez, to secure a share of the spoils for the Gunners. We are strong and we believe. We lost the first match [2-1 against Hull] and now we have to fight to get something good.
But Wenger pointed to the performance of 20-year-old centre-back Rob Holding, a low-key signing from Bolton Wanderers last month, as evidence that Arsenal are still bringing talented players to the club.
Having dominated possession at the King Power Stadium, Wenger felt Arsenal should have taken more than a point from the champions.
Arsene Wenger admits he expects to see more from his side than they are now showing, but declared himself satisfied with the 0-0 draw with Leicester.
“Of course they have not played any games for a while, so I have to be selective and I can not go for the three because that would be too risky”.
“The challenge will be exactly the same”, he said.
The fans got behind them again, the mood changed and Leicester looked reminiscent of last season when they found their rhythm. However, they finished second behind the Foxes last season. Spending the money buying a top player is different and we are ready to do it.
‘Everyone dug in – we were winning the first challenges, picking up the second balls and were very positive in our play.
Koscielny has not played since Euro 2016 and both his France team-mate Olivier Giroud and Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil are in the same boat.
The coach also noted: “Aaron Ramsey should be back after the worldwide break”.
A right-thigh injury sustained by West Ham’s record signing Andre Ayew in the loss to Chelsea has left the Ghana striker facing “a significant rehabilitation period”, according to the club’s head of medical and sports science, Stijn Vandenbroucke.
With Robert Huth returning from suspension, Claudio Ranieri has his full squad to pick from.
Xhaka sent a long-range effort wide and Oxlade-Chamberlain had a strike blocked either side of Koscielny escaping punishment for a desperate lunge on Drinkwater in the box, as a lifeless half threatened to ignite during its closing moments.
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“Nobody is 100 per cent”, he said.
