But that’s done, and now it’s off to Leicester and the King Power stadium for a game against, and this is why I never look at the table in September, fourth-placed Leicester City, who currently sit two points above Arsenal.
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If Leicester have anything to prove, it is their ability to take points against elite opponents.
But Ranieri was not dispirited by his side’s performance, saying afterwards: “We must begin again now and repeat this start to the season“.
Ranieri admires the strength of the Arsenal squad and expects a tough match against Arsene Wenger’s side.
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is hopeful his men can spring a surprise in Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Arsenal.
There are no hang-ups, no scores to settle, from his time at Chelsea, where he was the incumbent manager when Roman Abramovich rolled into town and, in the words of former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein, parked his Russian tanks on our lawn and fired £50 notes at us. A second consecutive league defeat for the big-spending club made it three losses in four matches in all competitions. They are fantastic, good quality and move the ball very well and very quickly. If you want to find some weakness it is hard, but we try to find.
· Manchester City have scored 27 goals in their last eight Premier League games against Tottenham – an average of 3.4 a game. Arsenal is #5 with 10 points.
Ranieiri: “To beat Arsenal we must do the flawless match, no mistakes”.
The Football Association later rescinded Gabriel’s red card and handed a three-match ban to Costa for violent conduct after studying video footage of the match. Leicester however would finally secure a place in the Premiership via the play offs at the third attempt with a 2-1 win over Derby County.
The 24-year-old, who has scored five goals so far, is eyeing an upset against the Gunners.
“We are ready but Arsenal are a smart and fast team”.
We could be waiting patiently for the goals to arrive in this clash, with these two sides having conceded the division’s highest percentage of goals in the second half so far this season.
“It was important because it was a derby”.
It was Wilson’s fifth goal in six appearances for the Cherries and he hopes to continue scoring in this match against the Potters. Agyei-Tabi signed a scholarship deal before the start of the new season and represented the Republic of Ireland at the Under-17 European Championships.
Jack Wilshere has had an operation on a hairline fracture in his left fibula, while forward Danny Welbeck and Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky (both knee) are also sidelined. Koscielny and Theo Walcott scored before halftime and Leicester could only come up with an Andrej Kramaric goal at the hour mark to halve the deficit. Sanchez was at it again as Arsenal tightened their grip on the game with another goal in the 58th minute.
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“The first half was good”. Fresh from the “unlucky” defeat at Chelsea, Arsene Wenger’s side will look to get their season back on track with a win at Leicester but it’s always easier said than done.
