Unai Emery has heaped praise on Nicolas Pepe after his match-winning free-kicks for Arsenal in the Europa League against Vitoria, calling them "perfect". The Ivorian winger had come on as a 74th-minute substitute, replacing Alexandre Lacazette, and sparked a lacklustre Arsenal into life with two sensational free-kicks in the 80th and 92nd minutes to snatch a 3-2 win. Late Pepe free-kicks save Arsenal Europa League tables Europa League fixtures | results It was a performance that drew the plaudits from Emery, who revealed that Pepe has been practising his free-kick routine on the training field. "Every new player usually needs time for adaptation," he said in his...
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