The Gunners’ season opener against Leicester was quintessential Arsenal.

We had terrible defending, midfielders going missing, Cech pretending he was never a goalkeeper, combined with some lovely moments of football and a come-back.

At least no one can say they’re surprised this time. Nothing’s changed.

Here’s how it played out.

Within minutes, Alexandre Lacazette scored his first Arsenal goal – a lovely header……

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…..before Okazaki equalised thanks to some terrible defending and poor goalkeeping from Petr Cech.

The opening exchanges were frenetic but not in the usual, fast-paced style of the Premier League – it just looked messy and frantic.

The new boys, however, impressed.

Sead Kolasinac, predictably, was bossing Riyad Mahrez down the wing, while Lacazette looked every inch the world class striker we’d signed from Lyon. His work rate was unreal.

While others, namely Danny Welbeck, who should really be doing better in front of goal were frustrating.

Once again, sloppy defending led to a second goal from Leicester via former Arsenal target, Jamie Vardy. However, it wasn’t the shoddy defensive work from the centre-backs which led to going 2-1 down, it was Granit Xhaka and Mohamed Elneny in midfield.

Leicester continued to dominate past the 30-minute mark as Arsenal struggled to find any semblance of organisation.

Hector Bellerin, still having trouble settling into the right-wing-back position, was leaving Rob Holding exposed, and the young centre-back looked vulnerable.

The former Bolton boy was not having a good game and you have to wonder whether it was just because the players around him weren’t giving him enough cover, or whether he let the nerves get to him a bit.

The Gunners continued to dominate possession and spend most of the first half camped in Leicester’s half but didn’t look dangerous, unlike the Foxes every time they got the ball.

Arsenal had a penalty call when the ball bounced off Ndidi’s arm but it was from close range so would have been harsh.

Arsene Wenger’s side managed to equalise before the stroke of half-time thanks to Welbz.

Kolasinac got the assist.

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Granit Xhaka, who was named man of the match in the Community Shield against Chelsea on Sunday, was having a dodgy game, as was Elneny, as the pair kept making simple mistakes.

From getting caught flat-footed, to putting the other under pressure, it just wasn’t good.

Meanwhile, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was, as usual, attempting to take on the entire City of Leicester by himself and over-complicating everything.

The Foxes were stronger at the start of the second half and Vardy got a second goal to prove it.

Minutes later, it should have been 3-3 but Bellerin decided to be selfish and refused to square it.

Finally, after an hour, Olivier Giroud game on to save the day, as did Aaron Ramsey.

Mohamed Elneny and Rob Holding were subbed off, which was interesting considering the fact that Holding was the only actual centre-back that Arsenal had on the pitch.

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As the game trudged into its final 20 minutes, Arsenal were a complete shambles just about all over the pitch. Apart from Lacazette.

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Thankfully, Rambo rescued a point.

It was none other than Big Sexy who put the Gunners ahead.

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