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Arsenal flop Nicolas Pepe disappoints on debut during Nice's 3-0 defeat to Marseille at home... as manager Lucien Favre insists he was unimpressed by the 'tiredness' shown by his side

Nicolas Pepe disappointed on his debut for Nice as manager Lucien Favre criticised his side for showing 'tiredness' in their 3-0 defeat to Marseille on Sunday.

The Ivorian international left Arsenal to join Nice on a season-long loan last week, despite initially joining the Emirates for a club record fee of £72million back in 2019.

Ex-Gunners star Alexis Sanchez scored twice and Nuno Tavares, who is on loan from Arsenal, netted once to fire Marseille 3-0 ahead at half-time, as Nice struggled to defend against the current Ligue 1 table toppers.