Olivier Giroud found the back of the net twice at St James’s Park, and his status as a ‘world class’ forward was brought to light. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is backing his forward, saying there is even more to come from Giroud, but he is already world class. Is he right? Olivier Giroud’s season did not get off to a great start: despite scoring in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Everton, Giroud picked up an ankle injury back in August that was to keep him from playing football for five months. But Giroud’s impressive recovery – which was called one of football’s ‘best kept secrets’ –  saw a return almost two months earlier than predicted. During the time Giroud...
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