Some Arsenal fans were slating summer signing Nicolas Pepe after his performance in the club’s 1-1 draw away to Manchester United.
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The £72m record signing cut a frustrated figure in the draw at Old Trafford, giving the ball away almost twice as many times as any other player on the pitch (via WhoScored).
Pepe hasn’t enjoyed the best of times since signing for the north London giants in the summer, only scoring one goal in eight appearances (via Transfermarkt).
His start to life at the Emirates Stadium is far from his form with Lille last season, where eight games into the campaign the Ivorian had already notched up five goals.
Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane was far from pleased with the Ivory Coast international, blasting him for his body language (Sky Sports via football.london).
Some Arsenal fans compared the £67.5m-rated Pepe to former Arsenal man Alex Iwobi, who scored just 15 goals in 149 appearances for the club.
Here is a selection of tweets from the Emirates Stadium faithful:
Sell pepe hes terrible
— Charles Garavito (@CharlesGaravito) September 30, 2019
Nicolas has had a nightmare
— KING Thierry / ifb (@hatingspurs) September 30, 2019
Hasn’t been good enough today
— charlie carey (@Jafuli_Charlie) September 30, 2019
He’s been poor today. But it’ll come
— Jeremy Riyanto (@Jriyanto_18) September 30, 2019
Pepe is poor
— Oscar (@Oscarwb3_) September 30, 2019
Pepe has been useless so far this season
— Desmond (@Desss2017) September 30, 2019
Pepe is poor man’s Iwobi hth
— CeaselessCeballos (@AFC_Aman) September 30, 2019
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