Olivier Giroud has revealed that his celebration after scoring against Norwich was inspired by playing Scrabble with N’Golo Kante.

The French striker, restored to the team after being dropped for the 3-0 thrashing at Sheffield United, scored a brilliant diving header as the Blues took hold of third place once more.

After Giroud’s excellent goal – and his comical shove on Jorginho – the French striker celebrated with an imaginary notepad and pen.

Fans were unsure what the message might have meant when he did it, but thankfully the World Cup winner cleared it up after the final whistle.

When asked what any possible deeper meaning with the celebration, Giroud laughed and simply replied: “I play Scrabble with N’Golo Kante. I was aiming it at him,”

On how they played, the Frenchman said: “We definitely needed to be patient, to play our game and to move the ball quick against a team who play with a deep block. We created a lot of chances but it was important to score before half-time.

“We were very pleased with that. We should have scored more goals, we had a lot of possession, but I think the team was a bit under pressure because we needed that win.”