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Arsenal's Lucas Perez uses left foot 'a bit too much' - Arsene Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said striker Lucas Perez uses his left foot "a bit too much" but praised the Spaniard for his performance against Nottingham Forest.

Perez scored his first goals for Arsenal since signing from Deportivo in the summer as he netted twice in a 4-0 EFL Cup third-round win over Forest on Tuesday.

Wenger told reporters: "He did well. He's quick, he's determined. He uses well his left foot -- a bit too much in my taste. He doesn't use his right enough. Overall he's like all the left-footed players, you know.

"You know how important confidence is for the strikers, and they get their confidence from scoring goals. He worked hard and he got two goals. I liked the second one."

Wenger added in the Daily Mail: "But I like his second goal because he has shown not only technique but determination and fight for the ball and finishing and I like that. The part he played in the goal of [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain shows his awareness of other people and it is intelligent play."

Granit Xhaka and Oxlade-Chamberlain were also on target for the Gunners, who host Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

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