By Lloyd Webb
Arsène Wenger says Laurent Koscielny's experience in defence was instrumental in keeping a clean sheet against Leicester City.
The defender made his return to first-team football after a busy Euros with France, and the manager says his presence at the back was the difference.
- Read the match report
- See what else the boss had to say
- Take a look at Bellerin's post-match interview
- Find out what Koscielny and Holding made of the game
"We look a different team straight away and he gave us stability against a team that attacks very well," he said. "I think he was very important.
"I saw that we were a bit too young [in defence] and I have no real solution at central defence at the moment. In fairness he had a big back problem yesterday when he came out of the training.
"We came with 19 players and this morning we decided that he could play and I think it saved us this point."
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