If you thought mesmerically synchronised team goals were a hallmark of the Arsène Wenger era, if you wondered whether they may die out under a new manager with a defensive reputation, this was a stunningly emphatic answer.
Unai Emery’s Arsenal orchestrated three goals of such irresistibly Wenger-esque symphonic beauty it was like watching a tribute band play better than the act they are paying homage to. Mesut Özil pulled the strings with a rarefied mastery, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the high notes and the whole thing looked, well, like Arsenal are supposed to. For the final hour of the match, anyway.
The first act of this game, in which Leicester City dominated and briefly led through Ben Chilwell, was a reminder that Arsenal’s defensive frailties under
