Bernd Leno says one Arsenal teammate ‘very hard to play against’

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Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has told the club’s official website that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the best striker in the Premier League.

Leno has said that it is very hard to play against the Gabon international striker, and he is pleased that the 30-year-old is in his team now.

Leno told Arsenal’s official website: “It was always very hard to play against Auba! In Germany, like in England, he was the best striker in the league with Lewandowski.

“Every time he scored a lot of goals and sometimes against me as well. It was very hard to play against him.

“But I’m very happy that he’s now on my team and that the other keepers are in the bad position I was in!

“I think he’s the best striker in the Premier League – I’m so happy he’s our captain.”

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Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £56 million.

The striker has scored 17 goals and provided one assist in the Premier League, and has scored three goal in the Europa League for the Gunners so far this season, according to WhoScored.

During the 2018-19 campaign, the 30-year-old scored 22 goals and provided five assists in the league, and scored eight goals and provided two assists in the Europa League for the North London outfit, according to WhoScored.

Aubameyang is a regular goalscorer, and there is no doubt that he is a world-class player who will be key in Arsenal’s quest to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season if and when the campaign gets back underway.