Jamie Vardy penalty: Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher agree Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal fouled Leicester striker

Vardy picked himself up and rifled the resulting spot-kick past Petr Cech

Jamie Vardy scores a penalty against Arsenal (GETTY IMAGES)

Leicester drew first blood in their Premier League contest with Arsenal at the Emirates thanks to Jamie Vardy's strike from the penalty spot which opened the scoring.

It was the Leicester striker who won the penalty when he went down from a challenge from Nacho Monreal.

Arsenal protested against the decision, however referee Martin Atkinson appeared to have little doubt that it was a foul and that Leicester deserved a penalty.

Vardy ran at Monreal who planted a foot in an attempted tackle, however the Spaniard didn't make contact with the ball and Vardy went over the Arsenal defender's leg.

The decision appeared to split opinion on Twitter...

However pundits Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher were in agreement that it was a penalty.

"It is a penalty," said former Arsenal striker Henry on Sky Sports. Carragher agreed: "100 per cent penalty".