Arsenal flop Nicolas Pepe was consigned to the bench for Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Norwich on Sunday after failing to impress interim manager Freddie Ljungberg on the training pitch.

The Gunners had high hopes for Pepe this season after paying Lille £72million for his services, but he has not provided much return on the investment, with just one Premier League goal in 12 appearances.

Supporters had been optimistic that the pacy winger would maintain his form from last season in Ligue 1 - where he scored 23 goals in a prolific campaign as he fired Lille into the Champions League spots.

Nicolas Pepe was benched against Norwich and has appeared four times as a sub for Arsenal

Interim Gunners boss Freddie Ljungberg left Pepe on the bench for the 2-2 draw at Norwich

But while Pepe has added two goals in the Europa League to his tally, all three of his strikes have been from dead balls - with two free-kicks in one game against Vitoria Guimaraes and a penalty against Aston Villa.

And after Ljungberg replaced the sacked Unai Emery as manager on Friday and led training for the first time, he said Pepe didn't do enough to warrant a place in his first team for the Norwich game.

'[Nicolas] Pepe is a very good player but I try to go off what I see in training and what's being done every day and that's how I judge,' the interim boss said after the game.

But he didn't close the door on the 24-year-old, adding that every player in the squad will have a chance to show what they can offer the team.

Pepe did not do enough to impress Ljungberg in training after arriving as interim manager

The Ivorian winger was clinical for Lille, scoring 23 goals last season as they finished second

Now he is finding it tough at Arsenal and has failed to settle despite arriving with a £72m tag

NICHOLAS PEPE'S 2019-20 AT A GLANCE Premier League Appearances: 12 (4 as a sub) Goals: 1 Assists: 2 Europa League Appearances: 4 (3 as a sub) Goals: 2 Assists 2 Advertisement

Pepe was an unused substitute for the game at Norwich, with Ljungberg opting to bring on young forwards Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli instead as the Gunners went in search of a late winner.

The 2-2 draw was Arsenal's eighth game without a win in all competitions as the Swedish boss failed to get off the mark in his debut game.

Arsenal have not won a Premier League game since early October, a 1-0 home win over Bournemouth, and have conceded 21 goals - as many as Brighton - and are the only team in the top half with a negative goal difference.

It gives Ljungberg plenty to think about ahead of a home game against the Seagulls on Thursday night before an away trip to West Ham next week.