Aubameyang and Ozil inspire the return of Arsenal against Leicester

LONDON (Reuters) – ARSENAL 3 LEICESTER CITY 1

Arsenal's substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in three minutes and captain Mesut Ozil played a leading role in extending his 3-1 win against Leicester City in Premier League.

Aubameyang, substitute, was in the right place to tap into an empty goal in the 63rd minute to give Arsenal the lead and was able to complete a team shot at the 66th orchestrated by Ozil, who had scored his first goal. upgrade them.

Arsenal extends its winning streak in all competitions to 10 games. He is fourth with 21 points in nine games, two points behind Manchester City and Liverpool and tied with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur in fifth.

After skewing to a goal from Hector Bellerin just past the half-hour mark, Arsenal was inducted into the match and midfielder Ozil scored a tying goal just before mid -time.

Ozil, skipper for the night, beat goalkeeper Kaspar Schmeichel for the first time in the left foot after crossing the center line and swapping pbades with Bellerin.

The German was at the heart of the third goal Arsenal too, unleashing the movement with a broken rear wheel, then making a pbad before continuing his run to receive a ball for the first time from Alexandre Lacazette before plunging him on the devastating Schmeichel to leave Aubameyang with the simplest finishes.

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Ozil tweeted that Arsenal had played "bady" football and that he was proud to be captain. Manager Unai Emery accepted the performance evaluation but said that the midfielder could show the team the same example if he was not wearing the armband.

"From Mesut Ozil today is a very good performance," said Emery. "I think he can play a lot with his commitment, his behavior, but also with his quality, captain or non captain."

Leicester had started stronger at The Emirates and back wing Ben Chilwell had forced the first goal A deflected cross from Bellerin into the net of Arsenal in the 31st minute.

They could also have been penalized after Arsenal central defender Rob Holding handled the ball just seconds after his booking.

"For me, it was a penalty and a dismissal," said Leicester manager Claude Puel. "At the moment, with our dominance in the game, we could have continued our performance, this superb performance, 11 against 10."

The next match Arsenal is at Crystal Palace on Sunday, after facing Sporting in the Europa League in Lisbon on Thursday, while Leicester City host West Ham United on Saturday.