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Leicester City 3-1 Arsenal: 5 Talking Points

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Game-altering decision?

Arsenal travelled to The King Power Stadium to take on a shockingly out of form Leicester side which was thrashed by Crystal Palace 5-0 before losing at home to a terribly inconsistent West Ham unit.

Arsenal, meanwhile, had managed to put some of the gloss back on their performance by dismantling Burnley 5-0 in Wenger's last home game as manager. Therefore, what occurred on the night was unexpected as the hosts put themselves in the lead and were then handed a numerical advantage as Mavropanos wrestled the goalscorer Kelechi Iheanacho to the ground and was adjudged to have been the last man.

What followed was roughly 80 minutes of high-octane Premier League football with Leicester running out 3-1 winners in a match filled with chances, goals and cards. Here are the talking points:

#5 Arsenal threw the game away in a matter of seconds

The Gunners started the game with great intensity and looked like a side that meant business. They pressed from the front, moved the ball around quickly (something they haven't done in any away game this season) and were neat and intricate in their build-up.

Then, rather all too characteristically, the visitors presented the hosts the chance to go ahead. Leicester obliged. The former Manchester City forward putting his side ahead after Diabate put the ball back across goal.

It was only going to get worse for the North London side as Arsenal found themselves a goal down and almost right from the restart, a man down.

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