Olivier Giroud will have no mixed emotions if he breaks his Arsenal duck against former club Montpellier.

Giroud is desperate to open his Champions League ­goalscoring account against Montpellier - although he will curb any celebrations.

"I'm an Arsenal player and I want to score and to win this game for Arsenal," he said. "It will be my first game in the Champions League, so I want to win it.

Of course we are playing against Montpellier, but it is an important game for ­Arsenal and I have to forget it's Montpellier for 90 minutes.

"Of course, I want to score in every match, but if I score against Montpellier, I will keep the celebration small.

"That is normal for anybody, for the club and Montpellier fans. It will be out of respect to my old club."