Mikel Arteta has revealed Arsenal summer signing Riccardo Calafiori was ‘a bit emotional’ after he suffered an injury scare in the 4-2 win over Leicester City. Calafiori, who joined Arsenal in a £42m deal from Bologna over the summer, was handed his second Premier League start on Saturday for the visit of newly-promoted Leicester.

Arsenal picked up a 4-2 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard were the goalscorers in the opening half. James Justin brought

Mikel Arteta, the Arsenal manager, admits he thought Riccardo Calafiori was in trouble when fouling Leicester City loanee Facundo Buonanotte

Arsenal looked like they were going to be left frustrated against Leicester but stoppage-time strikes from Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz secured the Gunners a dramatic victory

Arsenal secured a 4-2 win over Leicester at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon to keep pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League

Arteta told Arsenal.com: “I haven’t seen the action but I got really worried when that happened because he gave the foul, but I haven’t seen the replay.” Arsenal have dropped points against Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City in the Premier League this term. They went a man down on both occasions.

Arsenal's summer signing is close to making his debut following a freak shoulder injury sustained in his first training session - and Mikel Arteta is excited by what he can bring

Ethan Nwaneri was given some minutes in Arsenal’s win against Leicester City this afternoon, and he delivered an impressive cameo. The youngster had scored two goals in the Gunners’ midweek League Cup match against Bolton.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he has been provoked into a more intense rivalry with Arsenal. This follows their 2-2 draw in the Premier League at Etihad Stadium last weekend. After the game,