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Suzanne Wrack at Meadow Park

Frida Maanum sees off Leicester to give wounded Arsenal WSL respite

Arsenal’s Frida Maanum celebrates after breaking the deadlock against Leicester.
Arsenal’s Frida Maanum celebrates after breaking the deadlock against Leicester. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images

It has been a long week for Arsenal, but their hopes of Champions League football next season remain alive after Frida Maanum’s second-half goal earned them three points against a resurgent Leicester.

Jonas Eidevall’s team are struggling. The Gunners played a bruising and exhausting 120 minutes as they exited the Champions League to Wolfsburg on Monday. During that match, the defender Laura Wienroither became the latest Arsenal player to suffer an ACL injury to further deplete their forces – Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Leah Williamson, Kim Little and Caitlin Foord are all currently absent.

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