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Arsenal striker Giroud enjoyed Alexis partnership

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud enjoyed playing alongside Alexis Sanchez in their Emirates Cup defeat to AS Monaco.

Chile international Alexis started Sunday's Emirates Cup defeat to Monaco, and impressed with a lively performance.

"He is a fantastic player and I think we will have a good understanding together on the pitch," Giroud told arsenal.com.

"He is simple to play with and he can feel the game - I think it will be easy to play with him and it is a great signing for us. He is really quick, he hits the ball really well and he is quite clever so he will be interesting for us I think."

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