Mikel Merino came off the bench to score two goals in Arsenal's 2-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City. The Spaniard led the line for the first time in his career, heading home Ethan Nwaneri's cross before adding a second at the death.
Mikel Merino scored two goals coming off the bench in Arsenal ’s 2-0 win over Leicester City Mikel Merino admitted it was a huge surprise to be asked to fill in as Arsenal ’s emergency striker in Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win against Leicester City. An injury ravaged side looked set to drop two valuable points in the title race as the stubborn Foxes blunted an attack that was missing the likes of Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka.
’ Mikel Merino scored two goals in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Leicester City Asked if the experiment was likely to continue, Merino added: ‘I don’t know I don’t think so to be honest. ‘It’s funny because I only scored two more braces in my career and it’s the first time I scored a brace coming off the bench as a striker.
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