Arsenal played their first game of the season against Liverpool at home and lost the game by 3-4.
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“The challenge for them is to do well again and to show that their a year ago was not a one-off”.
Arsenal have quite a few injury problems.
Hoping to change the course of next week result against Leicester City; Arsene Wenger has called on his rested players who took part in the 2016 Euros to join the team and prepare for the big game.
“Danny is very, very close to signing a new contract”, Ranieri told a news conference.
Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil are ready to go after the Euro’s, however, and Wenger may gamble on the fitness of Laurent Koscielny.
LEICESTER, England (AP) – Leicester is still searching for the first win of its Premier League title defense after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal on Saturday. The game was probably the contender for the best game of the season as both teams did not give up till the last. But, in the new season, they have started in somewhat the same fashion.
Wenger found the knives out for him once more after the defeat to Liverpool last week, many Gunners’ fans upset with his apparent lack of ambition in the transfer market.
Leicester City Football Club is delighted to announce that Riyad Mahrez has signed a new contract, committing his future to the Foxes until June, 2020. Arsenal will need him to get firing if they are to win the Premier League this season.
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The 32-year-old won the European Championships with Portugal this summer and has been a reported target for both Arsenal and Manchester United, with Wenger revealing his recruitment hunt will not be restricted by how old a player is. Claudio Ranieri has admitted that this season will be hard and that their chances to repeat as Champions are slim. They lost N’Golo Kante to Chelsea but the Foxes have avoided losing any more of their stars ahead of their Premier League title defence. “But Leicester have had their own teething problems so a draw looks likely”.
