Mikel Arteta hails Nicolas Pepe following his performance against Molde in Europa League

Arsenal picked up another victory in their Europa League clash away from home against Molde. The Gunners have continued to show some impressive performance in the second tier of European football with their 100 percent record still intact.

Arsenal have lost a game so far in the league despite struggling in the Premier League so far under manager Mikel Arteta. 

It was a 3-0 win for the Gunners, as Arteta made some changes to the goalkeeper, backline and attack.

It was a good outing for Nicolas Pepe who struck for Arsenal following a first half draw in Norway, he seems to have displayed a positive character after he was sent off after headbutting Ezgjan Alioski at Elland Road last weekend against Leeds United. 

Although he apologized for his action after the game as Arsenal played a goalless draw. 

Also, Reiss Nelson and youngster Folarin Balogun came off the bench to score the third goal. 

After the game, Mikel Arteta praise the 72m pounds winger who joined for club record fee from Lille. 

"I am really pleased. After the disappointment of something negative, you want to see a reaction and I could see from the first minute with his body language that he was ready to act," Arteta said after the game.

"I think he had a great performance, he scored one goal and could have scored another one or two. He created some good moments in the game and worked really hard for the team, so I really like it, I am pleased with that."

The victory over Molde saw the Gunners seal a spot in the round of 16 tie. 

Arsenal boss admitted that Pepe needs to show consistency in his game following recent criticism at the Ivory Coast star due to his price tag from his transfer to Arsenal. 

"We all know what his level, and all the time the question is how often he can get to that level and how he contributes to other aspects of the game," the Spanish manager said.

"Today is the example of the level he needs to hit, and he needs to keep doing it because he is capable of it and you can see that every time he gets in those positions win the final third, he is a real threat and a very difficult player to control because he can go with his feet, he can come inside, he can shoot, he can create crosses and he can go in behind you as well.

"That is what we can expect from him."

Arsenal return to Premier League this weekend to face Wolverhampton.