Pressure mounts on Emery

By switching to a 3-4-1-2 shape and sitting deep, there was a clear gameplan here which was holding Leicester City at bay while posing a threat at the other end which would have encouraged Unai Emery.

However, they were undone by two superb Leicester moves which condemned them to a defeat which means they have now won just two of their last ten Premier League games.

They are now eight points off the top four and dipped below Sheffield United on goal difference.

This wasn’t the capitulation some anticipated but it is undeniable the pressure is mounting on Emery to prove he is the right man to take Arsenal forward.

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Vardy continues to haunt Arsenal

Jamie Vardy’s decision to turn down a move to Arsenal in the summer of 2016 – just after Leicester won the League title – was a major blow to the Gunners’ plans at the time and he continues to haunt them now.

The 32-year-old finished a wonderful team move on 68 minutes to score his ninth goal in nine League starts against Arsenal – a record which hurt Arsene Wenger and now heaps further scrutiny on his successor.

Lacazette lacks zest

Alexandre Lacazette is without a goal since September 1 and on this evidence it is easy to see why.

Although Arsenal were on the back foot for much of the first half, they still created their fair share of chances but the big ones fell to Lacazette, most notably 14 minutes when firing off target from close range.

The 28-year-old’s pedigree is not in doubt but his confidence is clearly low, scuffing a couple of tame efforts goalwards.

Having been left out of France’s latest squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania, Lacazette will at least have time to work on his game away from the spotlight.

Torreira struggles in Xhaka’s shadow

Granit Xhaka’s continuing absence as he deals with the fall-out from being stripped of the Arsenal captaincy is a real opportunity for Lucas Torreira to kickstart his career.

He struggled to take it here, proving to be some way off the pace before being replaced by Joe Willock for the final 10 minutes.

Xhaka is understandably a toxic figure after swearing at Arsenal fans and he makes too many mistakes to be considered a huge loss, but nevertheless it was easy to imagine his range of passing being a useful asset when trying to counter-attack like this.