Gunners hold champions Foxes

A point away at the champions should feel better than this but there was a sense of frustration following Arsenal's goalless draw at Leicester.

Arsenal defended well for large parts of the game, with Laurent Koscielny and Rob Holding particularly impressing, but we really didn't create enough in attack with Kasper Schmeichel not having all that much to do in the Leicester goal.

If it wasn't for what looked like an incorrect call the referee we could have ended up with nothing from the game, so from that point of view a point isn't all that bad. But, when you consider, we lost our opening game to Liverpool, one point from the opening two matches isn't good. We always knew they were going to be two tough games, but one point isn't a good return and we need to improve quickly.

Seeing Mesut Ozil on the bench was frustrating, while Alexis Sanchez seemed a shadow of his former self in attack. The performances of Petr Cech and the back four were the main positives from the game as in attack we did little to impress.

The first half saw very few chances for both sides, with the only real talking point being a penalty shout for Leicester just before the break. Koscielny slid in to deny Danny Drinkwater and on first viewing I was nervous about the outcome. Referee Mark Clattenburg waved away the protests and replays show it was in fact an excellently timed challenge by Koscielny.

The referee had another big call to make within 10 minutes of the restart after Francis Coquelin tripped Riyad Mahrez just outside the box. With Coquelin already on a yellow card some sections of the crowd wanted him dismissed. It wasn't malicious or anything, but did look to be a foul. Fortunately Coquelin stayed on and Mahrez sent his free-kick just over the bar.

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin tried his luck from distance by his effort was well saved by Schmeichel, while at the other end Jamie Vardy raced through one-on-one only to shoot wide, with Koscielny appearing to do just about enough to put him off.

Ozil came off the bench and almost scored a late goal after latching onto Sanchez's through-ball, but his shot was kept out by Schmeichel.

With just three minutes of normal time remaining, the Gunners were given a big let off when Clattenburg failed to award Leicester a penalty. Bellerin appeared to foul Foxes' substitute Ahmed Musa in the box but nothing was given, much to the relief of the visiting supporters.

Leicester nearly overcame that setback to snatch an injury time winner but Cech produced a fine save to keep out Mahrez and ensure both sides took a share of the spoils.

OPPOSITION VIEW
Leicester fan Jack Kinsey believes it was a decent performance considering it is early in the season, although he did feel his side should have had a penalty.

"I think you could tell from the off that both teams really wanted it and went out all guns blazing by the pace the game was played," said Kinsey. "It is a good sign for Leicester fans because it shows we're still in that mind-set of going out with intent.

"Both teams lacked finesse and I believe the first penalty call was correct and the second was wrong!

"Not a bad game considering it's the start of the season. I look forward to the next few games."

FINAL THOUGHTS
It is still early days but, with one point from the opening two games, some people are already saying this is the same old from Arsenal and that Arsene Wenger's men won't challenge for the title.

We actually have a decent squad, but I feel we need to add another centre-back and a striker if we are to compete more seriously for Premier League honours. I was also surprised to see Joel Campbell depart on loan to Sporting Lisbon because whenever he plays he tends to impress and he had looked lively in pre-season and a decent options. We really must add to our squad now no excuses!

In reality it is far too early to write any side off yet, but we definitely need to bolster our attacking options if we are to make the most of the spells in games where we are on top.

Our last fixture of the month sees us travel to Watford. Without being disrespectful to the opposition this is a match I would fully expect us to win, but I'm taking nothing for granted and know we can take nothing for granted.

We need to step things up a gear if we are to show Watford and the rest of the Premier League that we mean business.

It may be early days, but we really do need one hell of a performance in the next game and we need the likes of Sanchez to recapture their best form.

COME ON YOU GUNNERS