My 'Scorpion Kick' Goal Was Better Than Henrikh Mkhitaryan's - Oliver Giroud

 

Olivier Giroud has joked that his stunning scorpion kick finish against Crystal Palace was better than the one scored by Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Arsenal striker netted in emphatic fashion on New Year's Day, less than a week after Mkhitaryan's similar effort for Manchester United against Sunderland on Boxing Day.

Giroud also revealed how his team-mates reacted to his wonder goal at half-time during the game against Palace. He said “Actually, they were teasing me, saying that the Mkhitaryan one was better! It's crazy that two similar goals were scored in one week. I don't know if I got inspired, it's destiny. He did very well as well, but I think mine is better! But to be serious it was funny in the dressing room, we were all surprised by what happened.”

It took a while for Giroud to break back into the first team this season for Arsenal, but he has been in impressive form lately, scoring once in each of their last five games to take his tally for the season to 10 and despite playing more than 200 games for the club since joining in 2012, Giroud says he always feels the need to keep proving and improving himself as a player.