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
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