• Substitute Welbeck scores late winner in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Leicester
• Striker’s return from long-term injury a colossal lift,says MertesackerPer Mertesacker believes Danny Welbeck’s timely return from a nine-month injury absence can revitalise Arsenal’s challenge for domestic and European honours as the season approaches a critical juncture.
Welbeck marked his first appearance since suffering a knee injury last April by coming off the bench to score an injury-time winner in Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over the Premier League leaders, Leicester City, and at the Emirates on Sunday. The striker’s introduction with seven minutes remaining added fresh impetus to an Arsenal attack that had failed to muster a shot on target until Theo Walcott’s 70th-minute equaliser.
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Source: theguardian.com