Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has once again showed us why he has been compared to Thierry Henry since he joined Arsenal couple of years back, as the Arsenal Captain struck once in both halves against Everton at the weekend and complementing his offensive contributions with defensive antics.
Now Premier League’s joint top goalscorer alongside Jamie Vardy at 17 goals, Gary Neville believes the Gabonese is thriving on the left in Arsenal’s front three and his contribution makes him well deserving of being recognized as all time Premier League greats.
Neville told BT Sport: ‘You talk about Arsenal lacking leaders, he has everything you could want.
‘I think this guy is everything you could want, there is a bit of Ian Wright in him, a bit of nastiness.
‘In his interviews he shows a bit of character. He works hard off the ball, works hard on the ball.
‘He is one minute behind Henry in all-time minutes per goal. Henry played over longer period, he is ahead of Jesus, Salah, Ruud vanNIstelrooy – it felt like he scored a goal every ten seconds. It is unbelievable performance of this lad over two years. We don’t talk of him as a PL great but I think we have to.’
Since his move to North London in January 2017, Aubameyang has netted 60 goals in 95 games across all competitions alongside winning the 2018/19 Premier League Golden Boot.
Neville further added: ‘We asked the question why did Klopp not sign him when he needed a striker? And other managers who needed a centre forward.
‘I thought it was a test to be fair when Arteta took over and put him on the left, will he throw his toys out the pram? He had this reputation when he came over from Dortmund that he might be a bit difficult.
‘I think the doubts have to be removed.
‘I don’t think he gets appreciated anywhere as much as he should do for his quality performances at the highest level. Maybe if he was playing for Liverpool or City…
‘I think even Rashford and Martial get more airtime maybe because of the Man United link, we are all guilty.
‘I think this lad has been absolutely sensational and should be given the credit he deserves.’
