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Speaking after Leicester City's 2-0 win against Arsenal, Rob Tanner of The Athletic praised Demarai Gray's impact off the bench.

What did he say?

Gray, who is rated at £18m on Transfermarkt, replaced Ayoze Perez on the hour mark, with the score still remaining 0-0.

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The 23-year-old had a hand in the opening goal of the game that came just eight minutes after he was brought off the bench. He made a run behind Rob Holding and held the Arsenal defender off to make Ricardo Pereira's through ball, before playing it back to the Portuguese full-back.

This may seem simple, but it was intelligent play that opened up space for Pereira to exploit, as five passes later Jamie Vardy was sending the ball towards the back of the net.

When someone in The Athletic's Q&A mentioned Leicester's disappointing first half, and the performance in the second period that won them the game, Tanner replied: "They were just stuttering in the final third in the first half. Gray made a difference. Another good impact from the bench."

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This is the second game in a row Gray has made a difference after coming off the bench for the Foxes, as he did the same against Crystal Palace.

At Selhurst Park, having come on for the final 16 minutes, Gray made a dummy which let the ball run through to Vardy, before playing a one-two that ended up with the clinical striker scoring to make the result 2-0.

Gray has only started one league game this season, coming off the bench on seven occasions, which can be seen as the Englishman being cast to the side.

However, he has still displayed that he can make an impact for Brendan Rodgers, averaging 0.8 key passes and 0.5 dribbles per game, while maintaining a pass success rate of 89.9%.

The attitude Gray has shown towards the role he is fulfilling has not gone unnoticed by his manager, as in September Rodgers was quoted in The Leicester Mercury as saying:

"Some players can sulk and fall out with themselves, but he has worked very, very hard and he made a great impact in the game [against AFC Bournemouth]."

This indicates that while Gray has not been starting games for Leicester, his contributions are still seen as important for the club.