DBasia.news – Arsenal will meet Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners recorded unbeaten against Leicester at home.
Although heavy, Arsenal still has a chance to compete in the Champions League next season. The fate of Arsenal will also depend on other teams. Now, Arsenal are eight points from fourth place with five games remaining.
Meanwhile, Leicester also have the same goal as Arsenal. The Foxes want to win one Champions League ticket. The difference is, Brendan Rodgers’ squad only needs to keep their position in the third place of the standings.
Coming to the match, Rodgers gave a flattery to Mikel Arteta. Although Arsenal are not yet stable, Rodgers believes that Arteta has done his best.
“I judge Mikel Arteta has worked very hard since arriving. He joined a club that have high expectations. He already understands because he has experience playing there,” said Brendan Rodgers as reported by Goal.
“He accepted it as his first job. He carried a huge burden. So far, he has handled it well,” he added.
According to BBC reports, Arsenal are unbeaten in the last 22 Premier League matches at home against Leicester. In fact, the Gunners won the last 12 home games.
As a booster Arsenal can be seeded in later matches, Brendan Rodgers has a poor record when facing Arsenal. The manager has never won in six meetings against Arsenal in various competitions.
However, Arsenal cannot be Javanese. The reason, Leicester has players who can provide injuries.
One of them is Jamie Vardy. The England national team player has packed nine goals against Arsenal in the Premier League.