I’ll get better, pledges Giroud

Olivier Giroud insists he will be ready to fire Arsenal to glory from the start of the new Premier League season.

The France international looked laboured in the Gunners’ 1-0 Emirates Cup defeat to Monaco on Sunday — a result which saw Valencia win the pre-season tournament.

Having seen fellow forwards Yaya Sanogo and Joel Campbell light up the Emirates on Saturday, with the former grabbing four goals in a 5-1 victory over Benfica, Giroud’s performance was nowhere near as eye-catching.