Nacho Monreal, Arsenal fortunate to grab 'unconvincing' win vs. Leicester
Arsenal and Leicester looked destined for a 0-0 draw until Robert Huth's unfortunate deflection put the ball in his own net.
English Premier League: Nacho Monreal (86') Arsenal 1-0 Leicester City
English Premier League: Alexis Sanchez (45') Arsenal 0-0 Leicester City
As Premier League wins go, this will go down in the "unconvincing" column. Despite making changes to the team, Arsenal looked like a side that had spent a lot of energy at Wembley last Sunday.
Leicester had little ambition beyond defending, but the Gunners found it hard to make chances and break down what was an obdurate performance from the visitors. Sunday's match-winner, Alexis Sanchez, was wasteful; Mesut Ozil found it hard to get into the game; and Theo Walcott had one of those games where...