Arsenal legend Martin Keown is confident Nicolas Pepe will justify his big-money move to the Emirates Stadium.
The 24-year-old joined the Gunners in the summer for a club-record fee of £72million but has struggled to hit the form which made the Premier League side pay the hefty fee to secure him.
Prior to Thursday’s Europa League game against Vitoria Guimaraes, the forward has only scored one goal in nine appearances.
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Pepe, however, delivered a man-of-the-match display against the Portuguese club, scoring two sublime free-kicks to help Unai Emery’s men secure a 3-2 comeback victory.