more-inTwo goals in the first 10 minutes and two in the last 10 – if that doesn’t rekindle the excitement of Premier League football, not much can. When Alexandre Lacazette, Arsenal’s new forward, netted the season’s very first goal in the second minute of the game, the tone of the game looked set. But the 31-year-old Shinji Okazaki was quick to even the score within minutes with a timely assist from Leicester’s new signing Harry Maguire. Over 80 minutes down and Leicester leading by a goal, it looked as if Arsenal was facing a crushing defeat, but Aaron Ramsey’s 84th minute goal spun the mood of the stadium on its head. During most of the game, the team’s defence left much to be desired – that Vardy managed get past six defenders to score his second goal is testament to that.

Source: The Hindu August 12, 2017 06:15 UTC