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Unai Emery has sent a message to Nicolas Pepe after another disappointing performance from the Ivorian.
The 24 year-old has struggled to make an impact following his club-record £72m switch from Lille to The Emirates.
He’s netted just once from the penalty spot and provided one assist from his seven league appearances.
Nicolas Pepe has netted just once for Arsenal this season
And some are beginning to question whether Pepe’s price-tag is weighing too much for the Ivorian.
However, Unai Emery is certain that, just like former Gunners idols Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp, Pepe will be a sensation when he eventually comes to terms with the physical demands of the Premier League.
Emery claimed: “Pepe is an amazing player and I am sure that he is going to have a big career here, but he needs time.
“For a lot of great Arsenal players, the first month here was not easy, even the first year.
“Every player needs time to adapt when they arrive in England but the process with Pepe is going in the direction we expected.
“He still needs to get his confidence and to understand better with the other players. But his performances are getting better step by step.
Unai Eemry claims it won’t be long until Pepe shows his class
“The players are also human beings and they are all working under pressure because we are at a big club with very demanding objectives.
“To be selected for Arsenal is a privilege and the pressure that brings is a positive.
“I don’t think about how much the club has paid for a player or how much is his salary. For me, the money is not relevant and it is not important.
“I was speaking with Pepe and with Dani Ceballos and they say that the intensity of the Premier League has been the biggest change for them.
“The Premier League is the strongest competition in the world. Every match has quality players and physical players.
“So I am going to work with Pepe and with Ceballos to help them with that adaptation.”
