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Aubameyang passed up hat-trick penalty to help Lacazette's confidence

The Gabon striker had a chance to compete a treble from the spot, but instead gave the kick to his team-mate

Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang passed up the chance to complete his first Arsenal hat-trick against Stoke City by handing over a penalty to Alexandre Lacazette in what he revealed was an attempt to aid the Frenchman's confidence.

After initially looking as though they were heading toward an underwhelming 0-0 draw, Arsenal eventually stepped things up near the end at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday and broke the deadlock through Aubameyang in the 75th minute.

The Gabon striker converted a penalty after Mesut Ozil had been tripped by Bruno Martins Indi, before then doubling his tally with a fine volley late on.