Wenger backs Olivier Giroud: 'When I go into a big game... I can rely on him'

Olivier Giroud may have lost his starting place for Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger has praised the France international's resilience and insists he can always 'rely on him'. 

'I am an admirer of Giroud because he has gone through some tough times and he bounces back, Wenger told the Guardian. 

'When his back is to the wall, he has an answer every time. When I go into a big game, you always think: ''I can rely on him.'' 

'You know that when the competition starts, he will be with you.'