After Chelsea’s loss to Arsenal, ex-Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang earned the appropriate contempt. Following the game, the striker was reminded of his part in a TV commercial preceding the London derby.
Aubameyang was defeated by Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, where he was under contract between January 2018 and January 2022. The Gabonese was brought off after more than an hour, a minute after Gabriel Magalhães opened the scoring in the London derby. Aubameyang made only eight passes.
Gabriel, the match winner, turned his nose up at Aubameyang after the victory, who boasted about his time at Arsenal in a British TV campaign in the build-up to the derby. “It’s nothing personal, Arsenal. I’ve returned. I’m blue. I’m prepared,” Aubameyang stated. “Nothing personal, London is red,” Gabriel Magalhes tweeted in response to Auba’s statements.
Ex-Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang roasted
The English media also emphasised Aubameyang’s role in the derby. The Sun headlined, “We’re Auba you.” Arsenal has again demonstrated that they are better off without him. Scott Parker, a former England international and Chelsea player, came to the same conclusion in the BT Sport studio: “Mikel made a decision last season that appears to have been correct. Arsenal has made strides with the departure of Aubameyang.”
Arsenal manager Mike Arteta pulled Aubameyang from the squad midway through last season, and he lost his captaincy. The Gunners chose to let the former captain go for Barcelona in February. Former Arsenal player and BT Sport expert Martin Keown believes the Gunners are better off without the 33-year-old Aubameyang. Fans were disappointed by his leaving, but Arteta’s decision was supported. “Leaving was the best decision in the long run.”
After the victory over Chelsea, Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka responded warmly to queries about the atmosphere at Arsenal, the Premier League leader. “The atmosphere is ***ing incredible,” Xhaka told BT Sport, before the reporter on duty apologised to TV viewers for the Swiss language. “From start to finish, we were the much, much better team today,” Xhaka remarked. Arsenal will play a cup match against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday before travelling to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
