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Pepe - An empty stadium has no positives

Our forward can't wait to play in front of a packed Emirates again

It's been more than 500 days since Emirates Stadium has welcomed fans without restrictions, and Nicolas Pepe can't wait to see the place full again.

The Ivorian winger enjoyed a fine campaign last season, scoring 16 in all competitions and adding a further six assists, but he admits he won't be sad to see the end of behind-closed-doors matches, and will never enjoy the 'dead' atmosphere at those games.

In an exclusive, in-depth interview in Sunday's matchday programme, Nico spoke about his early days playing in 'the hood' in France, and about the hostile atmosphere at Marseille's infamous Stad Velodrome, that he felt the full force of for Lille.