Leicester Metropolis boss Brendan Rodgers has praised Arsenal for his or her high quality squad forward of their upcoming Premier League match on the King Energy Stadium. The match is about to happen on Saturday and Rodgers has said that one Arsenal participant, who has been pressured to accept a spot on the bench this season, is ‘excellent’.
Arsenal have loved a profitable season up to now, profitable 17 out of their 24 video games, which has positioned them two factors forward of defending champions Manchester Metropolis on the prime of the Premier League desk. Regardless of a current dip in type, the Gunners are in a powerful place to finish their Premier League title drought, which dates again to 2004.
Leicester Metropolis, however, are presently in 14th place within the Premier League and are solely 4 factors away from the relegation zone. Nevertheless, Rodgers has acknowledged the standard of Arsenal’s squad and believes that his crew must be at their finest to get a end result towards the Gunners.
“They signed two gamers who’re game-changers for them by way of mentality,” mentioned Rodgers, referring to former Manchester Metropolis stars Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. “When you’ve got the likes of Kieran Tierney on the bench, who’s an impressive participant, due to Zinchenko beginning, it exhibits you the standard of the squad.”
Rodgers has expertise in profitable titles, having received two Scottish Premiership titles at Celtic and virtually profitable the Premier League throughout his spell at Liverpool. He believes that Arsenal’s current type and thrilling model of soccer has given the Gunners’ supporters a renewed sense of hope that they might win the Premier League this season.
“You see the joy there with how Arsenal are enjoying and also you sense the supporters really feel they’ve a chance – which they do have,” mentioned Rodgers. “Nevertheless it’s actually not till you get to 10 video games to go after which 5 video games to go. In the event that they’re nonetheless up there, which I imagine they are going to be, then the expectation on every thing and the emotion grows much more.”
In the meantime, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has additionally spoken extremely of Leicester Metropolis forward of the match, stating that his crew must be “actually good” to get a end result towards them. Arteta has additionally acknowledged that Leicester might have simply received a end result towards Manchester United final weekend and can pose a tough problem for his aspect.
“I’m actually complimentary about them,” mentioned Arteta. “They’re in a very good second proper now and we’re going to need to be actually good.” The match between Leicester Metropolis and Arsenal guarantees to be an thrilling one, with each groups trying to safe an important three factors of their quest for a profitable Premier League marketing campaign.