Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was delighted as Nicolas Pepe masterminded a late comeback and scored a stoppage time winner for the Gunners in a 3-2 Europa League against Vitoria, jumping on top of teammate Sokratis as he celebrated in the stands.
Aubameyang was left out of the squad for the Thursday night game, but his overjoyed reaction to Pepe’s stunning decisive free-kick has gone viral.
Prior to kick-off at the Emirates Stadium, Pepe had scored a single goal – a penalty – for Arsenal since completing a club record £72m transfer from Lille in the summer.
The Ivorian winger came under serious scrutiny earlier this week when he missed a gilt-edged chance in the Sheffield United defeat, failing to make contact with the ball in front of an open net.