Olivier Giroud says he'll get stronger for Arsenal before the season kicks off.
Giroud feels there is an obvious gap in fitness levels between those players who have been back in training for a longer period but is backing Arsene Wenger's side to have a great season once everyone is up to scratch.
"I didn't go to New York, along with a lot of players, so we are at a different stage so it is hard to value our potential but when we are fit and all together we will do fantastic things," he said.
"We just have to work at our training and we have a fantastic test on Sunday, we will be ready I think because we want to win this first trophy."
Wenger is not concerned about Giroud's fitness and put his display on Sunday down to a lack of rest.
"Today at least he was not ready at all," Wenger said after the game.
"He had only three weeks rest, it was not an eternity and he had to come back quickly. But sometimes when you come back late you want to work hard and in a game you are not as sharp. "It's nothing about him. He's not put weight on, he's not out of shape, he's worked very hard this week and not recovered from the work he has done."
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