The former Chelsea striker has praised Ings for his professionalism and commitment, and has criticised Arsenal striker Aubameyang for his current stance on his contract at the Gunners.
The Gabon international striker is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of next season, and no new deal is in place.
Cascarino said on talkSPORT: “When you look at Aubameyang’s numbers, they’re extraordinary.
“But when you compare him to a player like Roberto Firmino for Liverpool, has hasn’t got the goals say the likes of Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres did, but he does far more for the team.
“Danny Ings is like that, too, for me. He’s done this all season. Let’s not forget, Ings’ career has been wrecked by injury and he’s come back and looks so good, he just leads the line brilliantly.
“He’s a consistent threat, even when the team isn’t playing well he’s still trying his socks off.”
Cascarino added: “I don’t question him as a striker getting goals, he’s always score you 20-plus a season. This year he’s got one more Premier League goal than Danny Ings, but Ings has given a lot more to Southampton, as we saw last night [against Norwich].
“His commitment to the team, he has a desire that drives the other players around him and makes them a better side.
“That’s one of the problems I see for Arteta, with players likes Aubemeyang and Ozil. So, if I had a choice, I’d take Ings over Aubameyang.”
Stats
According to WhoScored, Ings has scored 16 goals and provided two assists in the Premier League so far this season, and the former Liverpool striker scored seven goals and provided three assists in the league for Southampton during the 2018-19 campaign.
Aubameyang has scored 17 goals and provided one assist in 28 Premier League matches so far this campaign, while last season, the former Borussia Dortmund striker scored 22 goals and provided five assists in the league for Arsenal, according to WhoScored.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has criticised three Arsenal players for the first goal that Mikel Arteta’s side conceded against Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend.
Shearer wrote in The Sun: “Brighton’s equaliser was an absolute embarrassment and must have Arteta raging.
“Where do you start? Everyone went to sleep, with Dani Ceballos being left up against two from the short corner.
“It’s such a basic thing, you just can’t leave 2v1 from a corner. From there the errors were compounded, with Alexandre Lacazette jogging out to help rather than sprinting.
“You then had Saka keeping everyone onside because he was two yards behind his team-mates.”
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