Arsenal head into Saturday's game against Leicester, having taken points off title rivals Manchester City last weekend.
Much has been made of the 2-2 draw at The Etihad, where the Gunners resorted to a rearguard-style performance in the second half after going down to ten men, and very nearly beat the champions on their own patch before John Stones' injury-time equaliser.
Mikel Arteta came under some criticism for his side's performance in the second period, but Ally McCoist thinks that Arsenal should take great heart from the display.
“Arsenal will come away from the game against Manchester City with more confidence than their opponents," McCoist told talkSPORT Bet.
"That game was a major test for Mikel Arteta’s side and they did well. They were coming off the back of a draw against Atalanta, and we mustn’t forget they played on the Thursday so would’ve only travelled back on the Friday, whereas City had an extra day to prepare. There were a few factors they could’ve moaned about, but they got on with it.
“Arsenal looked dangerous on the counterattack and they were a serious threat from set-pieces; Gabriel could have scored another before his goal. Arteta made his tactics pretty clear in bringing on the like of Ben White and Jakub Kiwior, with Kai Havertz dropping back into a four and nobody playing up front after the red card.
“Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were complaining about them not having an out ball, which was factually correct, but I could see what Arteta was trying to do. He nailed his colours to the mast, and he was 40 seconds away from completing what would’ve been an unbelievable result. There’s no doubt in my mind that Arsenal will take more from that game than City.”
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