Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for Arsenal against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Granit Xhaka is the Arsenal skipper at the moment, but doubts have emerged whether he is suitable for the role after he hit back at the Emirates Stadium faithful against Crystal Palace last weekend.
Aubameyang wore the captain’s armband against Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium in North London on Saturday.
Arsenal manager Emery was pleased with the 30-year-old Gabon international striker, and believes that he can become the captain.
Emery told Arsenal’s official website when asked about Aubameyang being the team captain in the next game: “It could be. I think he can take that responsibility and today he did that.
“He is one captain and I think he can take that responsibility. We will analyse the match first, and our situation for the next matches and decide.”
Stats
Aubameyang scored for Arsenal in the 21st minute on Saturday, as the match against Wolves at home ended in a 1-1 draw.
According to WhoScored, the former Saint-Etienne and Borussia Dortmund striker took three shots of which two were on target, had a pass accuracy of 77.8%, and took 36 touches.
The 30-year-old has scored eight goals in 11 Premier League appearances and one goal in 101 minutes of Europa League football for Arsenal so far this season, according to WhoScored.
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