Leicester City 3-1 Arsenal: 3 things that went wrong for the Gunners

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The defeat to Leicester City will not please Arsene Wenger

#1 Mavropanos' red card

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Konstantinos Mavropanos(extreme right) was given his marching orders in the 15th minute of the game

In what turned out to be the worst response to conceding an early goal, Arsenal only shot themselves in the foot when Konstantinos Mavropanos was sent off just a minute after Iheanacho's opener.

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Seconds after Leicester City's first goal, the Greek centre-back was given the ball but failed to clear it in time, subsequently getting dispossessed by an onrushing Iheanacho. What followed was a moment of disaster, as the 20-year-old seemingly panicked and brought down the Nigerian by pulling at his shorts.

With no other Arsenal defender between Iheanacho and the goal when the foul was made, the referee didn't hesitate to show the defender red, triggering an eventual capitulation from the Gunners.

Reduced to 10 men early in the game, Arsenal did give it their all, however, against a fiery Leicester attack there was only so much 10 men could do as the Gunners huffed and puffed until the Foxes blew them down.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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