Top four still a long way off as Arsenal limp past Leicester

Histrionics from Sanchez and Bellerin's haircut liven up drab encounter between last year's champions and runners-up

Alexis Sanchez and Robert Huth
Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal is tackled by Robert Huth of Leicester
(Image credit: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Arsenal 1 Leicester 0

Arsenal kept their faint hopes of Champions League qualification alive with a scrappy 1-0 win over Leicester City at the Emirates last night. Victory was delivered via the chest of Foxes defender Robert Huth, who deflected a Nacho Monreal shot into his own net in the 86th minute of an underwhelming encounter.

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