The Gunners are one of just two sides to have beaten Leicester in the league this season and another victory at the Emirates would see Arsene Wenger’s side close the gap on the leaders to just two points
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A brace from defender Robert Huth and another strike from winger Riyad Mahrez meant Leicester managed to open up a five-point gap ahead of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur
Musa, who has netted 10 times in all competitions this season, continued his good form with a goal to help beat Valarenga in a friendly last Wednesday
The 29-year-old has been a key figure in Leicester’s remarkable rise to the top of English football this season, scoring a league-high 18 goals, including a Premier League record run of 11 consecutive games in which he found the back of the net
The Reds’ manager has been openly shocked by the amount of games that England’s top flight compete in every season, and two FA Cup replays have not helped matters for the North-West outfit
The Foxes were apparently ready to improve on their initial £10 million offer for the 29-year-old, but Inter Milan have now entered the race and could be willing to offer Andrea Ranocchia on loan as part of the deal, convincing Ranieri to look elsewhere
Leicester are expected to return with an improved bid for the player before the transfer window closes on February 1.
“This transfer is of a size where we could not say ‘no’, and overall it’s best for FC Copenhagen,” FC Copenhagen Chief Executive Officer, Anders Hoersholt, said in a statement
The winning goal on Tuesday was certainly a lucky one as Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey fumbled Joleon Lescott’s header over the line.
It came in the 58th minute and Villa have scored just five first-half goals this season, a league low
The Cherries continued to dictate the play, but Leicester were inches from breaking the deadlock midway through the half when the league’s joint top scorer, Jamie Vardy, pounced on a wayward shot from strike partner Leonardo Ulloa and toe-poked against the inside of the post from close range
Jurgen Klopp started with a 4-4-2 formation to match Leicester and it appeared to be working as Coutinho and Lallana both missed the target with decent chances
The Reds have been victims of the unpredictable nature of this season, but while there have been substantial high points – such as comfortable away victories over the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton – the stats do not make for great reading
The Toffees go into the game sitting in mid-table, but victory could see them climb as high as fifth depending on results elsewhere.
Everton may be sitting down in what is, on paper at least, a disappointing 10th place, but there is a buzz of excitement around the club as they move towards the end of 2015
United controlled possession throughout the first half, but were unable to create many clear opportunities
After escaping relegation last season, many would have expected the Foxes to be battling it out towards the bottom of the table, but Ranieri has maintained the club’s momentum and improved the side to take them to the summit.
Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City side have been one of the surprise packages in the top flight so far this season, with their come-from-behind 3-2 win over West Bromwich Albion leaving them third in the table – a point clear of Manchester United
Both sides started the game positively, as Richie de Laet cleared a drilled Santi Cazorla shot off the line, before Leicester’s Jamie Vardy hit the post with a left-footed strike
Ahead of the new season, Leicester would have seen the first two games as a chance to pick up several points but the Foxes perhaps didn’t expect to produce the results or the performances that they have done in their opening 180 minutes of football this campaign
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The Foxes threatened to extend their winning run to five games after taking the lead through Marc Albrighton, but Jose Mourinho’s side fought back from a sluggish first-half performance to move within three points of the title