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Arsenal comes back to beat Leicester City to kick off the Premiere League season in dramatic fashion

The first match of the 2017-18 Premiere League campaign was quite a spectacle, with Olivier Giroud playing savior to Arsenal fans

Olivier Giroud

The 2017-18 Premiere League season started off with an absolute thriller between Arsenal and Leicester City on Friday.

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It didn't take long for things to get started, with Alexandre Lacazette giving Arsenal the lead in just the second minute of his debut as the most expensive signing in the history of the club. But Shinji Okazaki immediately responded with a nifty header to tie the game back up just three minutes later.

Arsenal appeared a step behind defensively, ceding possession almost uncontested at moments, and Marc Albrighton would make them pay, jumping on a misplayed ball from Arsenal and sending a beautiful cross to

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