- Mesut Ozil's smart finish from Bellerin's pass ensured Arsenal went into half-time break with the score level
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice within five minutes of coming on as a substitute to win the game
- Foxes could have been given an early penalty for Rob Holding's handball in the box but appeals were ignored
- Arsenal have now won 10 consecutive games under Unai Emery and are fourth in the table, two points off top
On Arsene Wenger’s 69th birthday, pulled out the party pieces.
Unai Emery’s team had to graft for their 10th consecutive win as threatened to rip up the script when Ben Chilwell handed Claude Puel’s men a deserved lead.
But when Arsenal clicked into gear, they were simply irresistible. Simply unstoppable.
First, the brilliant Mesut Ozil —captain for the night — scored the equaliser and then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired Arsenal ahead just seconds after entering as a substitute.
And almost fittingly, Arsenal’s audacious third goal had birthday boy Wenger’s stamp all over it. Dummies, one-touch football, passing the ball into the net. Just how the old boss wanted it.
But Emery is in charge now and what a fine job he is doing in shaking Arsenal out of the malaise that afflicted the final years of Wenger’s reign.
When the going got tough, Emery’s side toiled and persevered. But when it was time to dazzle, boy did they dazzle.
Emery was brave in introducing Aubameyang and playmaker Matteo Guendouzi with the game finely poised at 1-1, in a move that saw central midfielder Granit Xhaka shifted to left back.