Olivier Giroud did not start for Arsenal against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
Martin Keown has suggested in The Daily Mail that Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud should be concerned about his place in the team.
Giroud did not start for Arsenal against Paris Saint-Germain in Paris on Tuesday evening.
The France international striker came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute of the Champions League Group A game at the Parc des Princes.
The 29-year-old was sent off for two bookable offences in the third minute of injury time, as PSG and Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw.
Former Arsenal star Keown has suggested that Giroud should be concerned that he was not in manager Arsene Wenger’s starting lineup against PSG.
“If I was Olivier Giroud, I’d be a little concerned not to have started against Paris Saint-Germain,” Keown wrote in The Daily Mail.
“Going with Alexis Sanchez shows that Wenger wants pace in that central position. Giroud was sent off against PSG and he might have gone on a little too fired up wanting to prove why he should start.”
Giroud is a good striker, but his start to the season has been far from impressive.
The former Montpellier star has played just two times in the Premier League so far this season.
The Frenchman has not scored a single goal and has created one chance for the Gunners.
Arsenal will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on Hull City away from home at the KCOM Stadium in the Premier League.
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