Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette giving Mikel Arteta selection 'headache'

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Matt Davies7 March 2020

Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette says it is his job to give manager Mikel Arteta a selection headache after scoring the winner against West Ham.

With 30 minutes remaining and the scores even, Arteta brought on the French attacker, who repaid his manager by scoring the winner with 12 minutes remaining.

Lacazette has found himself largely starting off the bench of late, with Eddie Nketiah preferred.

However, the 28-year-old believes his crucial cameo will have given Arteta something to think about.

"I’m happy to score for the team,” Lacazette said after the game. “We worked hard. It was a difficult game. I’m happy.

Lacazette scored the only goal as Arsenal saw off West Ham (via Getty Images)
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"It is my job to give the manager a big headache. I'm struggling to make the first team but I’m happy to score again today.

"I know that now I have to play well again the next game. Everyone wants to give their best and it's normal that whenever we do that we will perform as a team."

Arteta expressed his delight after a solid defensive display, but was also particularly happy with the performance of Lacazette.

He also agreed with the sentiment that the striker’s goal has given him somewhat of a selection headache.

“We had some really good individual performances at the back,” he said. “I’m really happy because big teams find a way and we did that.

“I have two strikers that are making things very difficult for me which is a good thing. I saw straight away he was alert, focused and determined.”

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