New Delhi: Arsenal throughout this season have been in the spotlight for not being able to find a proper striker with Mikel Arteta expressing his disappointment more recently at the club not managing a single signing in the January transfer window. However, while he has been searching for innovative ways to combat an injury-hit squad, he may have stumbled upon a solution against Leicester City.

Without a proper forward in the squad, the Gunners now doubt struggled to break through Leicester City’s weak defence. In the 69th minute, Arteta brought Merino, signing the midfielder from Real Sociedad signed last season. With both Raheem Sterling struggling and Arsenal’s strategy of starting Leandro Trossard as a false nine failing, Arteta would have felt his grip over the title slipping away.

With Merino coming from the bench and finishing with a brace as Arsenal took a 2-0 win, Arteta may have found himself a solution for the missing striker power for the moment. Before the game, William Saliba had offered to play as a........

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