Leicester City 2-5 Arsenal: Highlights and Player Ratings

Petr Cech made a number of saves to deny Leicester City

Arsenal

Petr Cech: Arsenal might have conceded two, but no one can really point a finger at Cech. He made a few great saves to keep the Gunners in the game. The best among them was a point-blank save from Kramaric. (6/10)

Hector Bellerin: The Spaniard again provided Arsenal width on the right with Aaron Ramsey cutting in time and again. His timely surge led to Arsenal’s second. He could and should have been tighter on Albrighton early on though. (7/10)

Per Mertesacker: Arsenal might have been in more trouble defensively if not for the presences of the towering German. He won most duels in the air and showed a great positional sense. (6.5/10)

Per Mertesacker returned to the lineup after missing the previous games in the EPL

Laurent Koscielny: A fairly routine performance from the Frenchman who is Arsenal's bedrock at the back. His decision to not go and close down Vardy on the break early on however cost Arsenal a goal. (6.5/10)

Nacho Monreal: Another strong performance from the Spaniard who has been one of the best left-backs so far this season. He also set up Giroud’s goal with an excellent cross. (7/10)

Santi Cazorla: Imperious on the ball again, setting up Theo Walcott’s goal with an inch-perfect pass. He was one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, why Arsenal turned around the game with their midfield dominance. (8.5/10)

Mathieu Flamini: He couldn’t follow up on his midweek heroics as he had to be taken off after just 21 minutes with an injury. Leicester were on the ascendancy while he was there. (6/10)

Mesut Ozil provided a number of key passes in the game

Aaron Ramsey: A workman like performance from the Welshman who really does look out of place on the right. (6/10)

Alexis Sanchez: What a way to end his goal drought. In the end, it was his three goals that separated the two sides. A historic hat-trick. (9/10)

Alexis Sanchez is the FIRST player to score a HAT-TRICK in England, Spain and Italy's top flight leagues. @Arsenal

— Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) September 26, 2015

Mesut Ozil: Seemed to be again a bit out of sync in the first half, but provided the key pass which led to Alexis’ first. He really did come alive in the second half and some of his touches were exquisite, including the deliciously chipped ball to set up the Chilean's second. (7/10)

Theo Walcott: His pace and movement proved to be a nightmare for the Leicester defence time and again and he got a deserved goal and helped set up the second with his clever movement. (8/10)

Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott troubled the Leicester City defence on the break on many occasions

Substitutes

Mikel Arteta: The Spanish midfielder slotted in alongside his compatrio Cazorla after replacing Flamini early on. His composure on the ball was vital to turning things around for Arsenal. (7/10)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: His pace and directness caused the Leicester defence fits in the latter stages. (6.5/10)

Olivier Giroud: Made the scoreline even more emphatic with a well-taken goal in the final minutes. (7/10)