Arsenal downs Leicester with stoppage-time drama
Arsenal left it late as two goals in second-half stoppage-time saw it overcome a resilient Leicester City 4-2 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
Leicester looked set to claim a point against the odds thanks to an unlikely James Justin double in the opening 18 minutes of the second half.
Arsenal had been in complete control in the early exchanges, with Gabriel Martinelli opening his account for the season with an instinctive finish inside the box.
Leandro Trossard then doubled the hosts' advantage before the break, marking his return from suspension with a goal after firing home Martinelli's cutback.
Yet Justin, whose second was an eye-catching volley, dragged the Foxes level before Mikel Arteta’s side came good again in the closing stages.
Trossard was again involved, seeing his effort deflected beyond Mads Hermansen by the unfortunate Wilfried Ndidi in the fourth minute of stoppage-time.
The win was sealed five minutes later, with Justin rounding off his eventful encounter with an unfortunate assist as his attempted clearance cannoned off Kai Havertz to move Arsenal level on points with Manchester City.
Arteta labelled his side "unbelievable" after watching it turn things around at the very last minute.
"We deserved to win with many more goals," he said after the match.
"Starting the second half the way we did, conceding the first goal made things harder and then, with the equaliser, the team showed unbelievable character to keep pushing, creating chance after chance.
"We suffered more than we should have, but this is football. [I am] really happy with the team."
The Gunners' display showed the winning mentality instilled in them since Arteta's appointment, something he highlighted as a standout from the victory.
"We felt it should have been many more, and it wasn't, and suddenly it is 2-2, but we had to deal with a very good team with difficult circumstances, and we stayed really composed," he said.
"We had a lot of clarity, understanding what we had to do, and we kept doing what we had to do, and we earned the right to win it."
