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That’s according to Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.
Giroud started Tuesday’s Carabao Cup win over West Ham but was forced off after 78 minutes with a hamstring injury.
Lacazette has started most of Arsenal’s Premier League games this season but found himself on the bench for the league draw with the Hammers last week.
And while the Frenchman will be hoping to add to his eight goals against Liverpool on Friday, Wenger admits he has plenty of options to lead the line.
“It puts more pressure on the rest of the squad when you have injuries,” he said.
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“It puts more pressure on the rest of the squad when you have injuries”
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger
“But I still have (Theo) Walcott, (Danny) Welbeck and (Alexis) Sanchez who can play up front. So that is a possibility as well.”
Welbeck bundled home the only goal of the game at the Emirates to fire Arsenal into the semi-finals.
Giroud has notched four Premier League goals so far this season, despite only starting one game, and Wenger is hopeful he’ll have the 31-year-old back sooner rather than later.
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He added: “Hamstrings are 21 days. It looks like that.
“Nowadays you do the scans 48 hours after injuries so that will happen on Thursday and we will have a precise idea of what sort of grade his hamstring is.
“When you listen to him, the pain is quite big - but the grade is not always linked with the intensity of the pain.”
Arsenal face Liverpool at the Emirates on Friday (7.45pm).