Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for his goal against Manchester United on Sunday evening, as quoted in Football.London.
Aubameyang scored the only goal of the Premier League game between Arsenal and United at Old Trafford.
The 31-year-old Gabon international striker scored from the penalty spot in the 69th minute.
The strike saw the former Borussia Dortmund star end a run of five league games without a goal.
Arteta has praised Aubameyang and has said that he is really happy for the striker.
The Spaniard told Football.London about Aubameyang: “He probably had added pressure because he knew how important that moment was.
“He took it really well and I’m really happy for him because he might not be scoring but he’s contributing to the team in many other ways.”
How did Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang play?
Aubameyang took his penalty well, and his confidence will now be high after getting back to scoring ways.
According to WhoScored, the 31-year-old striker took two shots of which one ended in goal, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 84.4%, won one header, took 39 touches, and made two tackles.
Aubameyang has been working hard for the team and contributing to the side when he was not scoring.
The striker is one of the best players on the books of Arsenal and will be a key figure in the Gunners’ quest to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season.
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