Arsenal had the striker Mikel Merino to thank him when they won a rarely convincing victory on Leicester City on Saturday.
With so many key advantages for injuries, it was not surprising to see the struggle for the fluidity of the Arsenal’s front line. Forward Leandro Trossard began to have a good number of half a step before the interval, but perhaps the best opportunity of the first half came with the penultimate kick as Wilfred Ndidi directed Agonizing.
There was certainly more energy about the Gunners in the second part. The aggravable Ethan Nwaneri hit the carpentry twice, but the Arsenal continued to fight to create possibilities, with the Merino midfielder he left the bench to help fill the void in attack.
With ten minutes to leave, Merino saved the day, appearing with a head to guide the Nwaneri Cross to the back of the Hermansen Mads Network Publication to remove any questions about the result.
*Classifications provided by FOTMOB*
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Player |
Qualification |
|---|---|
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GK: Mads Hermansen |
6.7/10 |
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RB: James Justin |
6.7/10 |
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CB: Wout Faes |
6.1/10 |
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CB: Caleb around |
5.9/10 |
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LB: Victor Kristiansen |
6.1/10 |
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DM: Wilfred patient |
6.5/10 |
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DM: Bubakary Soummare |
6.5/10 |
|
RM: Cordova-Reid Bobby |
5.8/10 |
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Am: Bilal the khannouss |
6.4/10 |
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LM: Jordan Ayew |
6.2/10 |
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While: Jamie Vardy |
6.5/10 |
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Sub: Woyo Coulibaly (43 ‘for Justin) |
7.0/10 |
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Sub: Stephy Maidi (75 ‘by Ayw) |
6.7/10 |
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Sub: Patson Daka (85 ‘for Cordova-Reid) |
N/a |
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Sub: Facundo Buonanotte (85 ‘for Ndidi) |
N/a |
Unused SUB: Jakub Stolarczyk (GK), Conor Coady, Jannik Vestergaard, Harry Winks, Oliver Skipp
*Classifications provided by FOTMOB*
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Player |
Qualification |
|---|---|
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GK: David Raya |
8.1/10 |
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RB: Jurrien timber |
7.4/10 |
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CB: William Saliba |
7.2/10 |
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CB: Gabriel |
7.6/10 |
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LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly |
7.0/10 |
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DM: Thomas Partey |
7.6/10 |
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Cm: Martin Odegaard |
7.2/10 |
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Cm: Rice declare |
7.0/10 |
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RW: Ethan Nwaneri |
8.9/10 |
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St: Leandro Trossard |
7.5/10 |
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LW: Raheem Sterling |
6.5/10 |
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Sub: Mikel Merino (69 ‘for Sterling) |
8.5/10 |
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Sub: Riccardo Calafieri (75 ‘for Lewis-Skelly) |
6.3/10 |
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Sub: Jorginho (75 ‘for the party) |
6.2/10 |
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Sub: Kieran Tierney (89 ‘for Trossard) |
N/a |
Unused SUn: Neto (GK), Ben White, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinhenhenko, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
