Arsenal capitalise on Tottenham defeat to climb into top four

Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny (R) celebrates his goal againt Leicester City with Mesut Ozil during their English Premier League soccer match at the Emirates Stadium in London, February 10, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]


LONDON - Arsenal climbed into the Premier League's top four with a laboured 2-1 win against spirited Leicester City and Liverpool continued their push with a pulsating 3-2 home defeat of rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.
With a revitalised Mesut Ozil playing a central role, Arsenal led 2-0 through Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott but Andrej Kramaric pulled a goal back as bottom club Leicester dominated the second half.
Mario Balotelli's first Premier League goal for Liverpool sealed a topsy-turvey game that they twice led through Lazar Markovic and a Steven Gerrard penalty before being pegged back by the in-form Harry Kane and Mousa Dembele.