All hail the arrival of the King. It may have taken until December and virtually half-way through the season, but Nicolas Pepe produced the kind of display that may just see his Arsenal career take off. The Ivory Coast international arrived in a £72m deal from French side Lille in the summer, but his only goals to date for the Gunners have come from dead-ball situations – a penalty against Aston Villa and two free-kicks against Vitoria. But against West Ham on Monday night, the winger stepped up when it mattered. Having seen Gabriel Martinelli equalise for the north London side after they had gone behind to a deflected effort, Pepe applied his trademark finish to give Arsenal the...
Full Story »