Press Room: Arsenal boss surprised to see Leicester City bottom

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has discussed his side’s 2-1 win over Leicester City and praised the visitors for their spirited performance at the Emirates stadium.

Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave the home side a two-goal cushion before Andrej Kramaric struck for the visitors on Tuesday night and Wenger has issued high praise to Nigel Pearson’s side, saying he is surprised to see them sitting bottom of the Premier League.

“It was important to win and I would like to say that we played against a very good team,” Wenger told Sky Sports News. “I’m surprised that this team is bottom of the league.

“I knew that before the game but you could see again today they are a strong side and if they don’t panic and keep believing in what they are doing, I think they will be OK.”

Opposite number Pearson has said that his side must learn from their defeat to the Gunners if they are to avoid relegation.

“We’ve played very well again and I could argue we created a lot of chances but as I said, I don’t want to talk in terms of us being unlucky. I want us to learn from performances like tonight and make sure from here on in if we replicate that sort of performance we still have a good chance of avoiding relegation.

“It’s all well and good talking about performances. It’s alright looking on the bright side of life but ultimately it’s about winning games and we continue to be under scrutiny because of the position we are in.

“What pleases me is these players never hide and are not afraid to shoulder responsibility.”


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