Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud insists he is not worried about his mini goal-drought having gone eight games without scoring. Kari Lehtonen Jersey . If he fails to score against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Super Sunday, it will be the Frenchmans longest run of games without a goal since he arrived at Arsenal in 2012.But Giroud has 18 goals this season in all competitions, and needs just five more to mark his best-ever season at the Emirates, and is convinced his scoring touch will return. Giroud has not scored in eight games, and one more would represent his worst run for Arsenal He told Sky Sports: As a striker, it is all about momentum. I did well until mid-January, but it has been one-and-a-half months since I last scored. I try to help the team to set up the game and assist my team-mates, which I am pleased about, but obviously as a striker I want to score. Arsenal have too much for Utd Will Danny Welbeck return to haunt United? Should Marcus Rashford start? Graeme Souness looks ahead But I am not worried about that. I work for the team and when I have the opportunity to put it in the net I will do it with determination, and hopefully this weekend.The 29-year-old has received praise and criticism in equal measure during his time at the Emirates since arriving from Montpellier for £9.6m in 2012, but his scoring rate has been almost one in every two games in those three-and-a-half years. The Frenchman has 18 goals in all competitions this season Giroud, who also scored four goals in nine appearances for France in 2015, says the criticism is all part of the game, and insists he deals with it every single week. Its the game. When you are a striker and you score, you are at the top and on the front page. If you do not score you are also maybe on the front page in a bad way because you did not succeed to help the team win. Giroud has not scored since bagging a double in the 3-3 draw at Liverpool in January But it is a game and I have known this for a few years. I am OK with that and deal with it every single week. I know what I have to do on the pitch.Fellow striker Danny Welbeck returned from injury a fortnight ago to hand Arsenal a last-gasp win over Leicester at the Emirates, and impressed during a cameo appearance in the defeat by Barcelona on Tuesday. While Giroud is adamant that Welbecks return does not pile unwanted pressure on his shoulders, he admits both players cannot start up front.No [pressure], not at all. I am asking him all the time how his body feels. He is a good lad and I have a good understanding with him. Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring the winner at Old Trafford in the FA Cup last season, but they have not won there in the Premier League since 2006 I am happy that he is back as he is very important for the team as he brings us some power and pace up front, and some physical presence as well, so we are very complimentary. But the problem is we cannot both play up front, I think it is even better for the boss to have several strikers with different qualities and I am happy for that and for him that he scored against Leicester.I know this feeling after coming back from injury - even more for him because it was a long one. Danny Welbeck celebrates with Giroud and Theo Walcott following the last-gasp winner against Leicester Giroud insists that if manager Arsene Wenger decides to start Welbeck and leave him on the bench for Sundays game at Old Trafford, where Arsenal have not won in the league since 2006, he is happy to put the teams interests first. The players who do not start the game need to bring something when they come on the pitch, so my motivation will definitely be high even if I do not start the game, he said.I am obviously happier on the pitch, but if the boss wants to change his tactics or play more on the counter-attack, I am happy with that and to help the team when I get in. Also See: Wenger: Arsenal to hit top form Lack of goals concerns Wenger Man Utd v Arsenal preview Arsenal have too much for Utd Jamie Benn Jersey . JOHNS, N. Johnny Oduya Stars Jersey . But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. http://www.thedallasstarshockey.com/brian-bellows-hockey-jersey/ . Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69.NEW YORK, N.Y. - They come back for a bit, then theyre gone again. So it goes for the New York Yankees and many of their ailing stars this season. Kevin Youkilis needs back surgery and Mark Teixeira returned to the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in his right wrist, the latest injury setbacks for the depleted Yankees. And while the team hopes to have Teixeira back early next month, Youkilis will miss at least 10 to 12 weeks. The corner infielder has a herniated disk and is scheduled for surgery Thursday in California. "It doesnt look like he will be a player for us until late September," manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday. Tuesday nights game between the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers was postponed by rain. It will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday. Youkilis signed a $12 million, one-year contract with New York as a free agent in December to fill in at third base for Alex Rodriguez, who is recovering from hip surgery. But the three-time All-Star has played in only 28 games and is batting .219 with two home runs and eight RBIs. "Its not how you draw it up, theres no doubt about that," general manager Brian Cashman said. "He looked great in the spring. We had high hopes. He obviously did so much for Boston over the years and hes the type of player that if you could draw it up, thats the type of player we would want: a gamer with power and plate discipline." Youkilis was sidelined from April 28 to May 30 with a lumbar spine sprain. He returned for a couple of weeks before complaining of discomfort again after an 18-inning loss in Oakland last Thursday. He went back on the disabled list Friday and was examined in California by Dr. Robert Watkins, a noted back specialist. "He had played four days in a row and I think it was something he had and it just manifested itself," Girardi said. An MRI showed the herniated disk, and Watkins will perform the operation. "At least Dr. Watkins found what was ailing him," Cashman said, adding the club plans to go with what it has on the roster until Rodriguez is ready to play third again. That means rookie David Adams is likely to get an extended opportunity at the hot corner. Adams is batting .213 with two homers and seven RBIs. "The timetable for Alex was after the All-Star break and hopefully that is still the case. We just need people to step up in the meantime," Girardi said. Of course, the Yankees also are missing injured shortstop Derek Jeter and his backup, Eduardo Nunez, along with outfielder Curtis Granderson, catcher Francisco Cervelli and pitcher Michael Pineda. Granderson returned from a broken right wrist in mid-May only to get hit by another pitch days later and land on the DL on May 25 with a broken knuckle on his left hand. New Yorrk has used the disabled list 16 times already this season, one shy of last years total. Gump Worsley Stars Jersey. Teixeira missed the first 53 games because of a torn sheath in his right wrist. Both he and Youkilis returned from their previous DL stints on May 31. The switch-hitting first baseman got off to an encouraging start when he came back but has slumped to a .151 average with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 53 at-bats. "I believe he was healthy when he came back. It could have been just the swings, the games, that got to him a little bit," Girardi said. "Theres not really hesitation in my mind that makes me believe that he wont be back when the 15 days is up." Hoping to work his way out of his slump, Teixeira said he tried taking a few extra swings Saturday off a tee, which he hadnt been doing because the wrist was sore. After that, he said his wrist didnt feel right during the game. He left the team during its West Coast trip, went back to New York and received a cortisone shot Sunday. "The MRI showed what I thought it was going to show," Teixeira said. "I didnt think it was re-torn. Something was just injured. When you gradually just get sore, you know, OK, Ive got some inflammation in there, Ill need some time off. I was pretty sure thats what it was." Cashman said Monday that Teixeira probably would be sidelined at least a week, and he was leaning toward putting the slugger on the DL. Teixeira said he feels pretty good swinging from the right side, but he wouldnt want to be solely a platoon player. Instead, hell try to let the injury heal without surgery and stick to switch-hitting. Looking back to his rehab stint with Double-A Trenton, Teixeira said he played 19 out of 20 days. "Thats probably just too much. If maybe once a week I take a day off, just to let it rest, if I can do that all year thats great. Obviously 19 out of 20 is too much. We learned that the hard way," he said. "That first week I felt great," Teixeira added. "I probably overdid it a little bit. Its something I might have to manage all year. ... We tried it, now we have to take a step back." In other moves, the Yankees recalled outfielder Zoilo Almonte and right-hander Adam Warren from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Right-hander Chris Bootcheck was designated for assignment. NOTES: LHP Ian Clarkin and the Yankees agreed on a $1,650,100 signing bonus, pending the results of his physical. Thats the slot value assigned to the overall No. 33 pick, where Clarkin was selected in this months draft out of James Madison High School in San Diego. 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