"And I ask that Arteta gives him a chance. When a player like Pepe arrives, for so much money, he needs to play. He needs to prove himself.

"The membership spent some huge cash on him; he was alleged to be a daily participant for this crew. He had such a very good season at Lille, which inspired Arsenal to spend a lot cash on him. Things did not work out for him, particularly underneath Arteta.

"The manager wants his players to work hard, but Pepe is coming back into a different team, so I think he has to be given a chance; an opportunity to show what he can do. When he's playing well, he's so good.

"But he left the membership when he was in a extremely low place. I would like him to work laborious, and I would like Arteta to provide him an opportunity."

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