Leicester v Arsenal player ratings: Amartey 4, Vardy 6; Ramsdale 10, Smith Rowe 8

Gunners goalkeeper outstanding in 2-0 win at King Power Stadium

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  LEICESTER CITY RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 6, Showed good awareness to prevent Daniel Amartey turning the ball into his own net in the opening minute, then made a great stop to deny Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Couldn’t do anything about the two goals. Reuters

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  Daniel Amartey - 4, Almost scored an own goal in the opening minute and consistently struggled against Emile Smith Rowe before being taken off at half time. EPA

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  Jonny Evans - 6, Made a vital intervention to stop Alexandre Lacazette’s pass, but put in a weak tackle on the Frenchman for Arsenal’s second goal. Made a good last-ditch tackle to deny Smith Rowe. Booked for pulling Aubameyang back in the 68th minute. Getty

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  Caglar Soyuncu - 5, Did nothing to challenge Bukayo Saka in the build-up to Arsenal’s second and had some moments where he looked uncomfortable. Reuters

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  Timothy Castagne - 6, Couldn’t find Kelechi Iheanacho with his pass in the box, but made a great headed clearance to stop Aubameyang’s cross finding an Arsenal head. AP

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  Youri Tielemans - 7, Delivered a variety of quality balls into the Arsenal box that really should have yielded at least one assist. Reuters

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  Boubakary Soumare - 6, Nearly unlocked Arsenal’s defence with a ball behind their defence and made a good run forward and pass to Jamie Vardy. PA

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  Luke Thomas - 5, His attempt at a tackle saw the ball fall to Smith Rowe’s feet for the second goal, but he grew into the game and delivered a good cross that nobody attacked. PA

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  James Maddison - 5, His poor pass saw a threatening attack break down, starting the move that resulted in Arsenal scoring their second. Was unlucky to be denied by an outstanding save and couldn’t unlock the Gunners defence despite some nice balls through. AP

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  Kelechi Iheanacho - 5, Was fairly quiet but can consider himself unlucky to have seen an impressive shot stopped brilliantly by Aaron Ramsdale before being taken off at the break. PA

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  Jamie Vardy - 6, Couldn’t get enough on his header to prevent Gabriel Magalhaes scoring and was left frustrated after heading wide. Was left to press on his own at times but continued working hard. Booked for a late tackle on White. AFP

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  SUBS: Ademola Lookman (Iheanacho HT) - 6, Had a few bright moments and was another Leicester man denied by an impressive Ramsdale save. AFP

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  Harvey Barnes (Amartey HT) - 6, Got into good positions but couldn’t get his strike on target after getting up to support Vardy, then was denied by a strong Ramsdale save and sent header just wide. AFP

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  Patson Daka (Maddison, 71’) – N/R, Struggled to have any real impact on the game as Arsenal got back on top. AP

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  ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale - 10, Made some absolutely outstanding saves, with a double stop on James Maddison’s free kick and Jonny Evans’ follow-up being the pick of the bunch. AP AFP

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  Takehiro Tomiyasu - 7, Was strong defensively throughout, even when Barnes came on and offered a bit more of a threat. Getty

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  Ben White - 7, While he gave away a few unnecessary free kicks, the centre-back was strong throughout and made some important interventions in the second half. EPA

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  Gabriel - 9, Scored with a brilliant header and then refocused to put in an impressive defensive display. There were some great defensive headers and interventions made, especially when Leicester had their period on top. AFP

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  Nuno Tavares - 6, Had some sloppy touches but largely put in a good defensive performance and also had some encouraging forays forward. Reuters

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  Bukayo Saka - 8, Almost made Amartey score an own goal within the opening minute and then delivered the corner delivery that resulted in Gabriel scoring the game’s first goal. He also played a part in the second. Reuters

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  Thomas Partey - 7, Played the pass that got Saka going forward for the second goal and often looked comfortable with the ball at his feet. Also made an important intervention to stop the ball reaching Maddison in the box. AFP

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  Albert Sambi Lokonga - 7, Showed peace of mind in midfield whether he was on the ball or working defensively. Played some lovely passes and even got some good blocks in. Reuters

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  Emile Smith Rowe – 8, Provided a constant threat down the left and instinctively took his goal by pouncing on the loose ball and finishing clinically. EPA

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  Alexandre Lacazette - 6, Did a lot of good work to drive Arsenal forward in the first half and helped to cause a nuisance for the second goal. However, he was quiet in the second period before being taken off. Getty

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  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 7, Pressed brilliantly from the front in the first half and did well to earn some respite for his defence in the second. Was unlucky to see his ball across the box cleared and effort from the ensuing corner saved. AFP

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  SUBS: Martin Odegaard (Lacazette, 58’) - 6, Showed moments of real intelligence and slipped some lovely balls through for Saka to get shots off. Reuters Getty

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  Nicolas Pepe (Saka, 85’) – N/R, Worked hard after coming on, even making a tackle near his own box, and got some good touches on the ball. EPA

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  Sead Kolasinac (Smith Rowe, 90’) – N/R, Helped to see out the game and got a couple of touches in. AFP

Arsenal reaped the benefits of a fast start as they continued their fine run with victory at Leicester, with goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in inspired form.

Gabriel and Emile Smith Rowe – with his fourth goal in seven games – had the visitors on top within the opening 20 minutes at the King Power Stadium and Arsenal headed home with a 2-0 win after stoutly defending their advantage.

The victory is a seventh in nine across all competitions for Mikel Arteta’s side, who showed style and guile in equal measure to outfox Leicester.

Arsenal set the tone early, with Bukayo Saka – on his 100th appearance for the club – seeing an effort blocked which Daniel Amartey almost inadvertently then steered into his own goal.

Scoring from set-pieces is becoming a regular occurrence for the Gunners and it was a Gabriel header from Saka’s corner which broke the deadlock as the Brazilian celebrated his first goal since March.

Smith Rowe doubled the lead on 18 minutes, continuing his fine form with the latest England squad announcement looming.

With Alexandre Lacazette battling for the ball in the box, it was cleared into the path of the academy graduate, who made no mistake with a clinical finish.

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