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Sam Allardyce's hat, Olivier Giroud's rollercoaster ride and a clean crossbar at the Emirates: Eight things you missed from Arsenal's victory over Crystal Palace

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace a 2-0 at the Emirates to open 2017 in positive fashion, but the game will only be remembered for one thing.

Olivier Giroud scored a stunning scorpion kick to open the scoring, strikingly similar to Henrikh Mkhitaryan's goal for Manchester United against Sunderland, before Alex Iwobi wrapped things up in the second half.

While the action was taking place on the pitch, there was plenty going on around the periphery which may well have passed you by. Sportsmail takes a look at the things you may have missed.

The Gunners take pride in their appearance

The Emirates may have been open for more than a decade now and has hosted 200 Premier League games, but that doesn't mean the club don't ensure their home is at its sparkling best.