Gabriel Martinelli pays price for Arsenal winner with stamp from Wildred Ndidi as Gunners beat Leicester

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Gabriel Martinelli scored a painful winner for Arsenal in their 1-0 victory over Leicester on Saturday.

The Brazilian netted for the Gunners shortly after the break to give his side a deserved narrow victory.

Ndidi’s foot caught Martinelli’s leg after the Brazilian scored the opener

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Ndidi’s foot caught Martinelli’s leg after the Brazilian scored the opener

The ball then trickled into the back of the net

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The ball then trickled into the back of the net

However, while slipping to the ground following his strike, Ndidi’s foot appeared to stamp on the forward’s leg.

Martinelli was down in pain on the byline amid the celebrations.

Fans feared the worst amid a lengthy stoppage, but the forward was able to resume.

Mikel Arteta made the decision the bring the 21-year-old in for Eddie Nketiah in the starting XI and it paid off.

Leandro Trossard’s screamer was ruled out by VAR in the first half after a subtle pull on goalkeeper Danny Ward by Ben White.

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka also thought he scored in the second-half, only to see the offside flag correctly raised.

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Nevertheless, Arsenal move five points clear of Manchester City ahead of their match against Bournemouth at 5.30pm.

The Gunners will also have a game in hand on the current champions once that fixture is played.

Arteta will surely be delighted to have secured a second consecutive win following their run of four games without victory.

Arsenal have once again shown their Premier League title credentials will now await a response from City.

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