Arsenal’s hope of catching up with league leaders Liverpool is back on after digging deep to beat Leicester City at the king Power Stadium on Saturday lunchtime kick-off.
Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino came off the bench and scored twice in nine minutes give the Gunners a 2-0 win as they narrow the gap between them and Liverpool to four momentarily.
It was quite a difficult match for the visitors with three of their first choice forwards: Martinelli, Havertz and Saka injured.
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi had the best chance in the first half but failed to direct his header towards goal.
Ethan Nwaneri, the 17-year-old midfielder showed great skill from the edge of the box and released a shot which came off the bar minute after the hour mark.
The midfielder came close to score the first goal of the match with a snap shot in the box but Mads Hermassen dived quickly to put the ball to away from goal.
Mikel Merino got to the end of Ethan Nwaneri’s cross with a header to give Arsenal the lead in the 81st minute.
The midfielder doubled Arsenal’s lead seven minutes later in almost similar fashion to secure maximum points for the Gunners.
The win put Arsenal four points behind league leaders Liverpool who welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Anfield on Sunday.
However, Arsenal’s win further put Leicester City in the relegation zone with 17 points from 25 matches.
