Unai Emery explains what made him proud of Arsenal Europa League heroes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette (Metro)

Unai Emery revealed he was ‘proud’ of Arsenal’s deadly duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, but not just for their goalscoring prowess after they helped seal a place in the Europa League final.

Arsenal invested over £100million in transfer fees to sign the former Lyon and Borussia Dortmund forwards who have formed a telepathic understanding this season.

The pair scored all seven goals across the two legs of Arsenal’s 7-3 aggregate win over Valencia with Aubameyang taking his tally to 27 in all competitions this season following a devastating hat-trick at the Mestalla.

Lacazette, meanwhile, who effectively scored the tie clinching goal 10 minutes into the second half, now has 50 goal involvements since his debut at the start of last season. Read more

Exit mobile version