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Arsenal ace Theo Walcott: I never expected to reach 100 goals

Arsenal ace Theo Walcott is surprised to have reached 100 goals for the club.

The 27-year-old became the 18th player in Arsenal's history to hit a century of goals for the club in the 2-0 win over Sutton United last night.

“No, not really," Walcott told Arsenal Player when asked if he thought he would score 100 goals for the club.

“I always wanted to put my all in, hard work, but never really [expected to] be in that category of 100 goals for Arsenal.

“It's great. I'm lost for words to be fair because I didn't really think about it before and it's just happened. It'll probably hit me in a few days I'm sure, but I really enjoyed that.

“I'm really proud of that personal achievement of mine. Especially playing out wide, to get that many goals.

"I don't want it to stop now. It's a really good achievement, I'm really happy.

“I couldn't have done it without the guys as well, past and present, and I can't thank them enough, all the players I've played with up to this point, and this group is brilliant. That's a special moment for myself personally."

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