After Liverpool's surprise draw this week on Everton's lawn, the various Reds competitors had checked their match this weekend to hit hard. On the move to Leicester, the Gunners of Arsenal were the first to go up to the front to return to their rival. But if their opponent of the day was only 18th in the standings, this match had everything from the trap for Gunners decimated by injuries in the attacking sector. Without Havertz, Saka, Jesus or Martinelli, Mikel Arteta's men have long broken their teeth on the compact defense of Foxes, articulated around a solid wout faes in duels.
After having turned around the opposing block for a long time, the Londoners found the fault at the end thanks to an unexpected hero: Mikel Merino. Usual defensive midfielder, the Basque returned a higher notch instead of Raheem Sterling, and has only taken twelve minutes to get used to his role as an attacker. First goalscorer of a pure center-forward head (0-1, 81st), the former Real Sociedad player offered a double a few minutes later (0-2, 87th), served at Second post by Leandro Trossard at the end of a perfectly executed counterattack. With this success, Arsenal returns virtually four points from Liverpool Reds, who will receive Wolverhampton this Sunday.
