Wenger thrilled with Arsenal and Giroud's Everton response after Monaco defeat

ARSENE WENGER has praised Arsenal and Olivier Giroud following the 2-0 Premier League win over Everton.

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Giroud put in a good performance against Everton

The Frenchman opened the scoring for the Gunners as they romped to victory at the Emirates, with Tomas Rosicky sealing the win late in the game.

Giroud was guilty of a number of bad misses in the 3-1 midweek Champions League defeat against Monaco, but looked a different player as the Toffees were defeated in north London.

And speaking after the game, Wenger hailed his striker and the team for getting back to winning ways.

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We had a united team response. The defensive concentration was at a much higher level. We responded with a win

Arsene Wenger

He said: "We had a united team response. The defensive concentration was at a much higher level. We responded with a win.

"I'm happy because [Giroud] scored a goal and also his work rate was very good today. He's an important player.

"We wanted to make the difference too much against Monaco and forgot our basics. Today we came back to those."

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