Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger loves Olivier Giroud 'the man and the player'
Arsene Wenger has praised Olivier Giroud after his winner against Leicester City on Friday night and confirmed the striker wants to stay at the club this season. Giroud was once again a substitute as Arsenal kicked off the new Premier League season by coming from behind to beat Leicester 4-3 at the Emirates. However, the France international came off the bench with a quarter of the game left to play to head home the Gunners' 85th-minute winner. "But at some stage I opened the door for him because I knew that I had many strikers, but he is really loved here and we love him and in the end he decided to stay." Despite Giroud's late winner, however, there were still a number of concerns for Wenger, especially at the back after his side conceded three times at home. "The first goal was from a short corner and we were not focused enough and on the second goal we lost the ball in the build-up and got punished again," he said. "We lacked ...
