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Wenger hails Giroud’s leadership
- Updated: January 7, 2017
Arsene Wenger hailed Olivier Giroud’s leadership qualities after his captain for the night snatched a late FA Cup winner for Arsenal at Preston.
Giroud scored his fourth goal in four games since returning to the starting line-up, sinking the impressive Sky Bet Championship side with a deflected 89th-minute effort in the third-round tie at Deepdale.
The striker has spent most of the season so far on the bench, but since scoring a late winner against West Brom on Boxing Day he has hit a goal of the season contender against Crystal Palace and a vital equaliser at Bournemouth.
Wenger is pleased with how his fellow Frenchman has responded to being left out for a prolonged spell and was happy to hand him the captain’s armband as one of the senior figures.
“He has scored many goals recently. Everybody contributes and he’s in good form at the moment. It’s been goal after …
