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Paul Clarke

What Nicolas Pepe said about Olivier Giroud before Arsenal beat Chelsea in FA Cup final

Arsenal fans will love what Nicolas Pepe had to say in a video prior to the 2-1 FA Cup final win over Chelsea on Saturday.

The Gunners came back from behind to beat Chelsea and qualify for the Europa League group stage thanks to a double from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

This is something Pepe even predicted before the fixture in a video which has now gone viral on social media.

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Well, he predicted that he and Aubameyang would take centre stage at Wembley and that he didn't 'want to hear about Chelsea or Olivier Giroud'.

In a hilarious video which has been kindly translated, Pepe said: "Tomorrow we qualify for Europa League. I don't want to hear about Chelsea, Olivier Giroud... tomorrow it's Aubameyang. Pepe."

Pepe started the FA Cup final for the Gunners and whilst he didn't get on the scoresheet, he still ended an up and down campaign with his first piece of silverware for the club.

The forward has not set the world alight at the Emirates since his £72 million move from Lille last summer.

This has led to former Tottenham midfielder turned pundit Jermaine Jenas labelling Pepe has one of the 'flops of the season'.

But recently Pepe has started to show signs of life and that could be good news for Arsenal fans ahead of next season.

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