Mikel Arteta has hailed the impact of Olivier Giroud this season at Arsenal.

The French striker has been outstanding at home and in Europe.

Arteta told the London Evening Standard: "Olivier has been really important this season.

"His goals, his assists, the way he holds the ball up and helps the team, his work rate, he has improved a lot since last year."

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