Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has suggested that ‘something is not right’ after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was substituted against Manchester United.
Arsenal went 1-0 up at Old Trafford as Emile Smith Rowe scored in bizarre fashion.
United levelled it up through Bruno Fernandes before Cristiano Ronaldo put the Red Devils in front.
Martin Odegaard brought Arsenal level, but then gave away a penalty which Ronaldo dispatched confidently.
Arsenal pushed for another equaliser but it just wasn’t to be as the Gunners left Manchester empty-handed.
Henry baffled by Arsenal substituting Aubameyang
Arsenal made changes to try and get back into the game.
Bukayo Saka, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah were all thrown on, but they couldn’t unlock the United defence.
Mikel Arteta chose to take off his captain and star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with more than 10 minutes to play.
Aubameyang wasn’t enjoying his best night in an Arsenal shirt, but he is always a goal threat.
The decision left Henry asking questions during his night of punditry work for Amazon Prime (10:20pm).
Henry admitted that he ‘couldn’t understand’ Arteta’s decision, believing that Aubameyang should have been kept on.
Henry added that ‘something is not right’ after seeing Aubameyang substituted, whether that means his relationship with Arteta or a fitness issue we’re not aware of right now.
“One thing I couldn’t understand is… Aubameyang is your captain, he is your goalscorer. You put him as your captain. 15 minutes to go, you’re losing 3-2, and you take him off. I’ve never came off in this type of situation, 3-2, away from home, you need a goal and you take your captain, your symbol, off the field and you know he can score you goals, so something is not right there.”
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