Giroud delighted with Arsenal reaction in goalless draw with Manchester United

Olivier Giroud believes Arsenal’s goalless draw with Manchester United was the perfect response to their hammering at Anfield.

The Gunners were stunned by Liverpool as they found themselves 4-0 down inside 20 minutes before eventually slumping to a 5-1 defeat.

Chelsea took advantage to move to the top of the table but Arsene Wenger’s men had the opportunity to reclaim top spot by beating Manchester United at the Emirates on Wednesday evening.

However, despite piling the pressure in the latter stages, they were unable to find a way through the United defence and had to settle for a point.

Giroud admits he was disappointed not to capitalise on the pressure but he believes it was the perfect response to their defeat to Liverpool.

“I think we had a good reaction after the bad result against Liverpool,” the Frenchman told Arsenal Player.

“I think it’s a good draw to be honest even if we could have scored at the end. It was maybe just about our confidence.

“We did well in the first half especially but after we looked a bit tired. It’s OK, we had a good reaction on the pitch and I think that’s the most important thing even if we wanted to win this game.”

Arsenal have the opportunity to avenge their Liverpool defeat when the Reds visit the Emirates on Sunday in the FA Cup and Giroud is looking forward to the game.

“I’m confident for the remaining games and we’ll know a bit more about our future after Liverpool and Bayern [Munich] because we want to play in every competition,” he added.