After Nicolas Pepe’s ice-cold penalty to give Arsenal the lead against Sheffield United in today’s FA Cup Quarter-Final tie, the Gunners’ twitter account have silenced talk that the Ivorian is a flop with this post. Pepe became the north London outfit’s club-record signing last summer after joining for a massive £72m fee, as per BBC Sport, from Ligue 1 outfit Lille. Whilst many may think that the attacker has endured a slow start to life with Arsenal, the Gunners have shut downs this talk by posting Pepe’s goal contributions stats for the season. The star’s eight goals and eight assists from 35 appearances across all competitions make Pepe the side’s second-most prominent...
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