Arsenal 2-0 Leicester: 4 big positives from important win

2. Kieran Tierney & Aaron Ramsdale’s Welcome Solidity

Kieran Tierney has been coming under criticism of late as he adapts to the tactical differences that come with a more attack-minded right-back in the team.

No longer always the widest lane of attack with Gabriel Martinelli occupying that slot, his role has moulded into a more traditional full-back remit with a more balanced blend of attacking and defending.

He hasn’t looked entirely comfortable, but on Sunday he quietly went about his business competently. Intriguingly it was Cedric who sat back more than his fellow defender, with Tierney even making some of the internal runs you’d associate more with Nuno Tavares. On the whole it was a very solid outing from him, just as it was from Aaron Ramsdale.

The goalkeeper hasn’t been as sturdy in recent weeks as he was previously in the season, with his electric form in the first two thirds of the campaign a level few goalkeepers of his age would manage to sustain. Without being in any way poor during that time, this was a match where one superb save and a string of excellent passes out from the back was him at his very best.

Showing confidence in his high claims, a command of his box, a smart reactionary save and clever distribution was everything you expect to see from a first choice international goalkeeper. Which, in case it wasn’t already aware, is what he undoubtedly should be.

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