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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Graeme Souness aims rant at "lucky" Olivier Giroud and makes "controversy" comparison

Graeme Souness has confessed he is not Olivier Giroud's "biggest fan" and labelled his remarkable goal record for the France national team as "lucky".

Giroud is now tied with Arsenal great Thierry Henry when it comes to goals scored for Les Bleus on 51, with the 36-year-old missing out on the chance to break the record during France's second World Cup group stage game against Denmark on Saturday evening.

France ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a brace from Kylian Mbappe, but ahead of kick-off Souness let rip at Giroud and belittled his achievements for both club and country. Speaking to ITV, the pundit claimed Giroud has only managed to score so many for his nation because of Karim Benzema's lengthy absence from the France set-up.

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