When Arsenal host Leicester City tomorrow night, it will a.) complete the weekend of Premier League football and b.) see the Gunners going for their tenth win in a row across all competitions. After opening the season with losses to Manchester City, and then Chelsea, two league title contenders, Arsenal have been perfect.
Naturally, it’s inspired a ton of enthusiasm, excitement and optimism in their fan base. These positive emotions have been ramped up even further due to the how the past couple seasons have gone. After an extremely long streak of finishing in the top four and playing in Champions League, Arsenal fell below this threshold in successive seasons.
Now Arsenal supporters believe they have their club back, with new manager Unai Emery getting immediate results in year one of his new regime. The Spaniard urges his base not to get too excited though. He made comments that were kind of like throwing some sour cream on a really spicy dish.
“I am not agreeing totally with the response of the supporters. I think we need to improve a lot,” Unai Emery said to a press conference this week.
“The supporters can enjoy it with us but also we’re speaking with our reality every day. We need to improve because for example the match against Fulham was a very good result and a very good game for 90 minutes but in the first 45 minutes I thought we needed to do better. … For me now, the most important thing is not to rush.”
Arsenal FC vs Leicester City FYIs
Kickoff Time/TV: 8 pm BST, Monday, Oct 22, Sky Sports, NBCSN
Odds Arsenal FC, 4-9 Leicester City 5-1, Draw 7-2
Injury/Fitness Report for Both Teams: go to this link
Arsenal FC starting XI Prediction: go to this link
Prediction: Arsenal FC 3, Leicester 2
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