Arsenal face Leicester in the 25th round of the Premier League after losing both Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz to injury.
Coach Mikel Arteta has to use strikers Sterling, Trossard and Nwaneri - who have rarely started this season. With a weak attack, the Gunners created very few chances in the first half. The strikers did not coordinate well when they were offside 4 times.
The most dangerous situation after the first 45 minutes belonged to Leicester when Ndidi headed the ball wide of the goal.
In the second half, Arsenal tried to put pressure on their opponents, mainly relying on Declan Rice's creativity to find opportunities. In the 61st minute, Nwaneri hit the crossbar and then hit the post.
In the 81st minute, after many efforts, Merino jumped high to head the ball and opened the score for Arsenal after Nwaneri's accurate cross.
Nwaneri (17 years 331 days) became Arsenal's youngest player to assist a Premier League goal since Aaron Ramsey (17 years 262 days) in September 2008.
In the 87th minute, Trossard's shot hit the post and Mikel Merino rushed in to score, sealing a 2-0 victory for the visitors. This result leaves the Gunners only 4 points behind Liverpool in the rankings, before The Kop enter the match against Wolves tomorrow (February 16).
