Nicolas pepe

Unai Emery’s side were heading for a demoralising defeat, three days after losing meekly to Sheffield United in the Premier League, but substitute Pepe’s late intervention kept the Gunners top of Group F with a maximum nine points. read more

Arsenal came into the game with five wins in their last six games in all competitions, while the Blades had lost their last three home games in a row. read more

Ten-man Arsenal twice battled back from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s late effort securing the points in a thriller at the Emirates on Sunday. read more

Liverpool’s attacking trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino combined for 69 goals and 19 assists in all competitions last season. read more

Pepe, who arrived from Lille for a reported 72 million pounds ($88.2 million) this summer, has come off the bench in both Arsenal’s league matches this season. read more

Unai Emery’s Gunners have made a strong start to the campaign with wins at Newcastle United and at home to Burnley but they do not need to look too far into their history to realise this will be a very different challenge. read more

For English clubs, the summer window has ended and they cannot capture the signature of their dream targets any further. read more

Arsenal manager Unai Emery said: “Nicolas is a highly rated and talented winger who was wanted by many of the top teams in Europe. read more

A second source said French champions Paris-Saint Germain had also entered the race to sign the 24-year-old. read more

Lille forward Nicolas Pepe can tell by the way opponents react to him these days that his status in the French league has changed dramatically over the last year read more