Paul Merson has predicted in SportsKeeda that Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will win against Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City in the Premier League this weekend.
The former Arsenal star and Sky Sports pundit has backed the Gunners to pick up all three points from the encounter courtesy of a 3-2 win.
Arsenal will take on Leicester away from home at the King Power Stadium in the league on Saturday afternoon.
Arteta’s side will head into the match against the Foxes on the back of a 4-2 win against Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park in the Premier League.
Arsenalare at the top of the league table at the moment with 54 points from 23 matches, two points ahead of second-placed and defending champions Manchester City, who have played 24 games.
Meanwhile, Leicester have picked up 24 points from 23 games and are just four points above the bottom three.
Paul Merson predicts Leicester City vs Arsenal
Merson wrote: “Arsenal will win this game. I thought Leicester City were unlucky the other day against Manchester United. They could have been 2-0 up before Manchester United started scoring.
“Leicester will cause problems for Arsenal this weekend. If they hadn’t missed a couple of big chances and De Gea didn’t make those massive saves, Leicester could have got a result at Old Trafford last Sunday.
“Meanwhile, this could be a defining game for Arsenal. Manchester City, I think, will definitely beat Bournemouth. If Arsenal win here and then beat Everton in midweek, which is their game in hand, they will go five points clear at the top again.
“Arsenal have a relatively easy set of fixtures coming up and if City falter in any of these upcoming game weeks, the Gunners could well be on their way to winning the title. Arsenal are the team to watch right now.
“Arteta’s side seems to get a little nervous on occasion and they’re a bit caught in between wanting to be defensively solid and going all-out in attack. They should ideally score the first goal and if they do that, they’ll play their best football for the rest of the game.
“But they haven’t been doing that much in recent games and that’s what has led to them being shaky at the back because the nerves are starting to show. I expect Arsenal to come out on top in an entertaining game.
“Prediction: Leicester City 2-3 Arsenal.”
Who will win?
We are backing Arsenal to win against Leicester City in the Premier League this weekend.
Now, we do not think that it will be an easy ride for the Gunners.
Leicester do have some very good players, and they are also at home.
Arsenal have to defend much better than they did against Aston Villa.
And the Gunners also have to take the chances that they will create against the Foxes.
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