Official Site of Arsenal · May 5, 2021
'He can turn it around... he's in a good place'
Mikel Arteta knows exactly what Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is capable of.
Our captain led us to a record 14th Emirates FA Cup triumph last season, scoring four goals as we breezed past Manchester City and Chelsea to lift the trophy.
Aubameyang also has a proven track record in the Europa League semi-finals with a second-leg hat-trick against Valencia two years ago, and Arteta is confident his No 14 can bounce back from a tough period with another influential performance on Thursday.
"My job, my responsibility, is to protect our players and try to get the maximum out of them," our manager said. "We know certain things that the outside world doesn't know.