Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has praised Alexandre Lacazette after his goal in the 2-0 win over Chelsea, and says he’s keen for their on-pitch partnership to continue.
The two strikers have hit it off on a personal level since his arrival from Borussia Dortmund this time last year, and on the pitch they’ve shared 26 goals and 10 assists between them this season.
Speaking about the performance on Saturday evening, Aubameyang was quick to credit the French international, and the rest of the team, for what was a crucial victory.
“It was really nice,” he said.
“I think we did a lot of runs, a lot of effort for the team, we worked a lot, and of course we are happy when we play together because we have such a good feeling between us. It was cool.
“I think since I joined here at Arsenal he was here and he came to me and talked to me and now we are going well. We have the same vision about football and I love him. He’s a great guy.
“It’s not a bad rivalry, we are friends when one is going well the other is happy and that’s the most important thing, to do well.
“When you have a striker like Alex near to you then he’s really good to play with. I hope we will play more games together.”
Aubameyang missed a glorious chance to open the scoring on Saturday, and just missed with an Aubahead kick, leaving him determined to improve his strike rate in the games ahead.
“Sincerely, I think I can do a bit more,” he said. “I hope I will do it.
“This gives us a lot of confidence that we can finish the season really well. This kind of win is important for all of us.
“We played very well. I think everybody put in a great effort, we played like a team and that’s why we won.”