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Arsenal win against Leicester today has injected new belief and confidence and has light up social media with record 100k plus searches online, according to Google trends today.
BBC, reports that Arsenal continued their recent resurgence with a comfortable Premier League win over Leicester City at King Power Stadium. They are now 5th on league table from climbing from 10th.
The visitors capitalised on a lacklustre start from the hosts to dominate the early exchanges and were rewarded with a two-goal lead inside 20 minutes.
Gabriel put the Gunners in front, climbing above several static Leicester defenders to head in from Bukayo Saka’s corner, while Emile Smith Rowe picked his spot when the ball broke to him after good work from Saka and Alexandre Lacazette.
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale also produced several fine saves as Mikel Arteta’s side showed defensive resolve to record a seventh league game without defeat.
They climb from 10th to fifth in the table, level on points with fourth-placed West Ham, before Saturday’s other fixtures. It was a disappointing afternoon for Leicester who remain in mid-table.
Brendan Rodgers’ side were roared on by an enthusiastic home crowd but struggled to find the rhythm and poise that helped them to successive victories over Manchester United and Brentford.
James Maddison’s curling free-kick just before the break brought an excellent save from Ramsdale but despite a significant improvement after the break they were unable to claw themselves back into the contest.
Arsenal win: what people say
Arteta on Tomiyasu:
“I’m delighted to have him. As a person he’s such a great character. He’s doing all the right things. Top professional. He’s giving us a lot of composure in the backline. His adaption and the way he’s done it, he deserves a lot of credit.”
Arteta on Ramsdale’s save from Maddison: “I’ve just seen the picture, I haven’t seen the video footage yet. When I saw the ball leaving Maddison’s foot, I said
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