Arsene Wenger hails “outstanding” Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez

The Gunners have been linked with several big names from Jamie Vardy to Alexandre Lacazette but none have moved to the Emirates. “All the players have said congratulations”.

“I’m like you, in life it is very hard to know”.

Jack Wilshere is still working his way back to full fitness so I think we’ll see Mohamed Elneny alongside Francis Coquelin again on Saturday. Now it’s important to stay together.

“We spoke together last season and also in pre-season”.

“Our owner is very ambitious”. “The managers make mistakes, the referees make mistakes, the players make mistakes”. The Baggies are preparing another offer for the Ghana worldwide.

His representatives are in talks over a new contract at the King Power Stadium after Drinkwater starred in their title-winning campaign last term.

“We lost twice and we know it is a very good team with a good manager, but we are ready and we will try to do our best”, he said. Spending and buying the right players is a quality.

Leicester were beaten by newly-promoted Hull last weekend and Arsenal were taken to the cleaners by Liverpool in front of their own fans.

Leicester City managed the impossible, with Arsenal trailing behind in the second place, and now the two are meeting in the second week. “Riyad Mahrez was also on the Gunners’ radar over recent months but will line up against them on Saturday”.

Wenger preferred not to discuss whether Mahrez was indeed an Arsenal target, but was more forthcoming about the Algeria international’s obvious talent.

Ranieri told reporters: “I don’t want to speak about the decisions”.

“He has been outstanding”.

“At the top everyone looks for you to fall – we need to show it’s a blip, and that we can bounce back”.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists Jamie Vardy has nothing to prove as the striker prepares to face Arsenal for the first time since rejecting them.

However, they staged a comeback of sorts with goals by Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain and Chambers, but it was too little too late as they suffered their second opening day defeat at home in consecutive seasons. In an interview with BT Sport, he’s now explained why this was.

With centrebacks Per Mertesacker and Gabriel absent, he has indicated he may “gamble” on the match fitness of Laurent Koscielny, after young pair Calum Chambers and Rob Holding had to fill in against Liverpool.

The coach also noted: “Aaron Ramsey should be back after the worldwide break”.