Leicester vs Arsenal: 3 things to look out for in Saturday’s game

Saturday against the Foxes.</a></p> <h2>Leicester vs Arsenal: 3 things to look out for</h2> <p>Here are three things to look for.</p> <h2>1. Team selection</h2> <p>Mikel Arteta made a few changes against Villa last time out, and it will be fascinating to see how he tinkers with his XI.</p> <div class="embed "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">What. A. Moment. <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://t.co/Pux7LZD2w4">pic.twitter.com/Pux7LZD2w4

<p>&mdash; Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1627341490442670081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>February 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div> <p>Thomas Partey could be a game-time decision, but in Jorginho, the Gunners have a more than capable replacement. Leandro Trossard was also handed his first start against Villa and was decent enough.</p> <p>Arteta could make many changes, but whether he will pull the trigger or not remains to be seen.</p> <p><em>Continued on the next slide&#8230;</em></p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span>&nbsp;Talking Point #2 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_132495" class="wp-caption aligncenter"> <img decoding="async" class="wp-image-132495 size-full" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1066,w_1600/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1467384961.jpeg" alt="" width="1600" height="1066" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1467384961.jpeg 1600w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1467384961-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px"><div class="fs-center-img"> <p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:1600px;">Arsenal must build on the momentum from Villa Park. (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)</p> </div> </div> <h2>2. Can Arsenal ‘fix’ their form?</h2> <p>While the 4-2 victory and the manner in which it was obtained was undoubtedly special, the visitors’ first-half performance was sub-par.</p> <p>Villa often got at the back four with simple, long balls, and in truth, the Gunners looked really fatigued. That is scary, considering there are 15 league games and the Europa League to come.</p> <p>Arsenal got back into the groove in the second half against Villa, but they can’t afford another slow start against Leicester, especially being away from home.</p> <p><em>Continued on the next slide…</em></p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Talking Point #3 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_132496" class="wp-caption aligncenter"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-132496 size-full" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_2449,w_3200/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1467413059.jpeg" alt="" width="3200" height="2449" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1467413059.jpeg 3200w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1467413059-768x588.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px"><div class="fs-center-img"> <p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:3200px;">Arsenal play before Man City on Saturday. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)</p> </div> </div> <h2>3. Can the Gunners heap pressure on City?</h2> <p>With Manchester City due to play later on Saturday, Arsenal have a great chance to extend the gap at the top to five points.</p> <p>Pep Guardiola’s side has been up and down over the last few weeks and drew 1-1 with RB Leipzig in the Champions League first leg on Wednesday.</p> <div class="embed "> <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hFGGrlJyp5"><p><a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/time-arsenal-consider-midfield-switch/">Is it time for Mikel Arteta to consider a midfield switch?</a></p></blockquote> <p><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/leicester-city-vs-arsenal-3-things-look-out-for/"https://paininthearsenal.com/2023/02/23/time-arsenal-consider-midfield-switch/embed/#?secret=hFGGrlJyp5" data-secret="hFGGrlJyp5" width="500" height="282" title="“Is it time for Mikel Arteta to consider a midfield switch?” — Pain in the Arsenal" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p></div> <p>A win over Leicester would put the Gunners back in firm control of the title race, but drop points and that could see City claw their way back to the top of the table. 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