Nicolas Pepe scores a wonderful goal in Arsenal’s win over Dundalk before the big season with Mikel Arteta

Nicolas Pepe scored a wonderful curling effort to seal Arsenal’s 3-0 Europa League win against Dundalk on Thursday, leaving both Mikel Arteta and Gunners fans in awe.

In the opening moments of the second half, the Ivorian winger scored the Gunners’ last goal of the night by rolling the ball under his foot on the edge of the penalty area before shooting with a superb strike with his weaker right foot into the top corner of goal

Arsenal manager Arteta praised the 25-year-old’s impressive goal after the match, which was Pepe’s second goal in three home games in North London.

Nicolas Pepe scored a wonderful goal when Arsenal beat Dundalk 3-0 in the Europa League

The Ivorian rolled his foot over the ball before curving with a fine right-hand shot on Thursday

The Spanish coach told BT Sport: ‘It was (a beautiful goal), also on his right foot, which was strange. But it was a great goal. ‘

And Arsenal fans also enjoyed the strike and took to social media to praise the 25-year-old for his wonderful effort.

A Gunners fan tweeted: ‘When Pepe reaches his full potential, he will be unplayable! It’s a crazy goal!

Another said: ‘I didn’t realize how good Nicolas Pepe’s goal was until I saw it in slow motion.’

Meanwhile, one fan put a negative spin on the goal, saying: ‘Such a frustrating player. He always has this in his locker, but we don’t see it often enough!

Pepe has had a mixed 15-month start at Arsenal following his record £ 72 million transfer from Lille. The winger has been in and out of the Gunners’ starting lineup since his arrival, but has often shown flashes of quality that justify his weight transfer.

After a mixed reception from former boss Unai Emery, who claimed in an interview earlier this year that Pepe was not his first transfer option at Arsenal, new boss Arteta has given the player the opportunity to become a great Arsenal. .

Speaking in September about Pepe’s potential at Arsenal, the current Arsenal manager said: ‘I think he’s come a long way. We know what the club paid for him when he joined and it was obviously extra pressure, but he is a player who has had to adapt, it is a different style.

Mikel Arteta (right) praised Pepe’s goal (left), having supported the winger to do well at the club

‘He has a really good attitude. We can see that it has developed in many phases of its game.

“ He is very established here, he likes the boys, he is a really good character and I am very sure that we will have him for many years and that he can perform at a very high level constantly. ‘

Pepe’s goal against Dundalk was his second of the season, his first in a 2-1 win over Sheffield United earlier in the month.

It was also his 10th goal for the club since arriving at Emirates Stadium in August 2019, and that milestone came in his 52nd appearance for Arsenal in all competitions.