Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has sent a Premier League title warning to Mikel Arteta and Arsenal ahead of the two teams meeting on Saturday. The Gunners sit two points clear at the top of the table and can stretch that gap to five by beating Leicester with Manchester City in action against Bournemouth later in the day.
The Foxes had been in impressive form prior to their defeat against Manchester United, scoring four goals in victories against Aston Villa and Tottenham to ease their relegation concerns. But that defeat to United means just four points now separate Leicester from the bottom three and they will be hoping to make a late charge for a European place starting on Saturday against the league leaders.
Arteta's men are coming off the back of a last-gasp win against Aston Villa and the Spaniard is expecting another tough clash away from home at the weekend. "They have been really consistent the last few weeks," he said in his press conference. "It is true Brendan [Rodgers] has proposed very different games in many different moments throughout the season.