#5 Defeat avoided, but point gained
Both teams lost their opening fixture last weekend. The champions losing to Hull City while Arsenal lost to Liverpool. Given their losses, one should have expected a cagey affair and in the end, it showed, with both teams jittery in the opening stages.
At some point in the game, it seemed both teams were looking to avoid defeat rather than go for the win. Both the teams though chose to stick to the template which served them so well for the majority of the last season. Leicester with their counter attacking style while Arsenal with their pass & move.
In the end, both managers must have heaved a sigh of relief as a defeat here could have damaged both teams and the pressure that comes along with playing in the Premier League. An entertaining stalemate, though, but nevertheless a stalemate.
