Arsene Wenger hails Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan following Arsenal’s victory over Everton
Metro Sport ReporterSaturday 3 Feb 2018 8:01 pm
Arsene Wenger heaped praise on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan after their impressive performances in Arsenal‘s 5-1 thumping of Everton. Aaron Ramsey grabbed the headlines with an outstanding hat-trick versus the Toffees but Wenger will perhaps be most delighted with the displays of his two January signings. Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan were both handed their first Premier League starts for Arsenal and the duo were among the Gunners’ standout performers at the Emirates. Mkhitaryan grabbed a hat-trick of assists for his new club and Aubamayang got off the mark for the north London giants with an exquisite finish just before the break.
Asked about Aubameyang’s display, Wenger responded: ‘The quality of his movement was excellent, the quality of his finishing was excellent. ‘He still has some work to do physically. ‘He looks always to give a problem to the defender with his movement. Once he’s in front of you it’s difficult to catch him.’
Asked about his first goal in Arsenal colours, Aubameyang told BT Sport: ‘I was really happy. ‘We won the game in the first-half. The second-half was a little bit different but were all happy.’
Asked about the performance of Mkhitaryan, Wenger replied: ‘He’s a good link player, he works very hard. ‘He looked well accepted by the rest of the team.
Ramsey believes Arsenal have found themselves a top-class centre-forward in Aubameyang after the forward impressed despite suffering with an illness. He said: ‘If that’s not him at 100 per cent the we’ve got a player on our hands here.
United goal ‘Well done to him and Mkhi. ‘Hopefully they can help us finish the season strongly.’