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Lacazette: No competition with Aubameyang & I'd love it if he scores 40 goals

Arsenal forward Alexandre Lacazette has said that he is not in direct competition with fellow forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and that he wants his club-mate to be as prolific as possible.

Having scored 100 goals in France for Lyon, the 27-year-old is now in his second season at the Emirates, where he finds himself in conjunction with Aubameyang, a player of similar skillset.

But Lacazette insists that the pair, who previously faced off in Ligue 1 derbies when OL met Saint-Etienne, are not direct rivals.

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“Really, for me no,” he told Sky Sports when asked if there is an edge to their relationship.