of the season with an incredible scorpion
kick against Crystal Palace and the
midfielder admits the entire squad were left
stunned
Alex Iwobi verbalized he and his Arsenal team-
mates have been left gob-smacked by
Olivier Giroud's stunning 'scorpion goal'. Giroud opened the scoring
in Arsenal's 2-0
Premier League win over Crystal Palace on
Sunday, flicking his left boot abaft him as
he guided Alexis Sanchez's cross beyond
goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and in off the
post.
The sensational goal was compared to
Henrikh Mkhitaryan's effort for Manchester United
against Sunderland on Boxing Day
and as Arsenal prepare to face
Bournemouth on Tuesday, Iwobi and Co.
are still astounding by Giroud's strike.
"A lot of people were coming in at half-time
with their mouths open like this [does a
jaw-dropping impression]," Iwobi said.
"They couldn't believe it; they were all
congratulating him, but it was only half-
time. At the end of the game we could all
say, 'Well done, Ollie'.
"It's so rare. We have some special players
and you do see the odd crazy thing, but
nothing like that has ever happened in
training.
"We've had two now with Mkhitaryan. Don't
know who will be next. Those two goals
were up there with the best I have ever
seen."
Arsenal - fourth in the table - can reclaim
third position from Manchester City with
victory at Bournemouth on Tuesday, and
currently sit nine points behind leaders
Chelsea.
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