Wenger Regains Voice On Title Race After Arsenal Win At Bournemouth

“We kept going, kept fighting, and if we had got that goal back with say 20 minutes to go, it would have made for an interesting finish. One we haven’t won for a while, we had four games without a win”, said Wenger. Who do you think will win?

Arsene Wenger’s team, aiming for their first Premier League crown since 2004, host Leicester next Sunday.

Bournemouth should be applauded for their desire to pass the ball, create space and use the flanks but they lacked any presence up front. “We grew into the game but just couldn’t make it count”.

Leicester continue to build on a scintillating start to the season but will be looking to avoid a second defeat of the campaign to Arsenal.

Ramsey said: “It was important to bounce back from the few important results we have had of late”.

“Leicester showed against Manchester City that they have now got the balance right between defence and attack and they protect themselves so much better”.

“It was important to stay within touching distance of them”.

The game could have been over if the referee had not ignored Arsenal’s claims for a penalty when Nacho Monreal went down under a challenge from Matt Ritchie.

After months of flirting with the title-race, they must now seize the moment, knowing the next month is likely to define their season.

“They need three points”.

That win left Arsene Wenger’s men in third place in the Premier League table and five points behind the Foxes heading into next weekend’s showdown in north London.

Giroud’s goal drought now stands at 420 minutes after he failed to find the target in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth.

“So Arsenal’s next game against Leicester this Sunday is obviously massive”.

And boss Wenger knows that, outside a few elite clubs at the top, the rest of football in England would relish a Leicester triumph in May.

“It would be great if Arsenal win the title but it has been the same story every year”, The Mirror quotes Afobe as saying. If you give a team like Arsenal time on the ball they will punish you. It was a shame for us.

“Where I agree with you is that it’s hard for them to get in now”.

In spite of losing to the Gunners, he said they maintained their physical level from the first to the last minute of the game.