Super-sub Merino strikes late as Arsenal sink Leicester
LEICESTER, United Kingdom: Arsenal ignored their injury woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four points as Mikel Merino came off the bench to clinch a 2-0 win against Leicester on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s side were in danger of wasting a chance to put pressure on Liverpool in the title race as they labored to make the breakthrough at the King Power Stadium. But, with his attacking options limited by a host of injuries, Arteta sent on Spain midfielder Merino to act as a makeshift striker in the closing stages. It proved an inspired move as Merino netted twice in the last nine minutes to extend Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the league to 15 games. “We knew it was going to be tough. The first 20 minutes, we were too sloppy.
