Wenger makes a promise to Olivier Giroud after salvaging a point for the Gunners

Arsenal Striker Olivier Giroud at a training ground recently [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has promised to give his compatriot and Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud more game time as a way of keeping him from departing the club in the looming 2018 January winter window.

Giroud grabbed a header against Southampton to earn the Gunners a late equalizer and save Wenger of defeat in the dying minutes of the game. The French international has been restricted to the bench since the signature of Alexis Sanchez and now Alexandre Lacazette.