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Manchester United icon Gary Neville's brutal assessment of Arsenal's summer transfer business has been proven wrong.

Arsenal stretched their winning run to five Premier League games on Sunday after defeating Leicester City 2-0 at the Emirates. Thomas Partey's header gave Mikel Arteta's side an early lead, before a contentious penalty decision following Caglar Soyuncu's handball gave Alexandre Lacazette the chance to make it two from the spot.

Manchester United, West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur now trail Mikel Arteta's side, but Arsenal - who have games in hand on each of their top four rivals - are in a strong position to finish in the Champions League places for the first time since the 2015-16 season.

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Much of their on-field success has been down to their summer recruitment strategy. Arsenal spent more than £140million before the season begun in order to bring in Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Benjamin White, Aaron Ramsdale, Martin Odegaard and Takehiro Tomiyasu - each of whom are under the age of 25.

Many doubted that approach as - perhaps with the exception of Odegaard - the club failed to bring in anyone of significant pedigree. However, it's a decision that has worked well, and for the first time in quite a while, the side look entirely united and driven towards one common goal.

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