Aubameyang lessen Arteta's pressure following hattrick

Arsenal captain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has heeded the plea of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after his return.

The Gunners coach Arteta had told his senior stars to step up and take responsibility after the club’s worst-ever start to a top-flight season.

And the Gunners talisman Aubameyang step in after his COVID saga and the Gunners in turn step up and answered Arteta’s call by thrashing West Brom by 6-0.

The Gabonese superstar scored a hat-trick and set up Nicolas Pepe for another to put this Carabao Cup tie safely to bed.

Saka and Lacazette were also on target as Arsenal racked up their biggest win since December 2017.

And how Arteta needed this result after back to back Premier League defeats by Brentford and Chelsea had left him feeling the heat like never before.

Arsenal’s trip to Man City on Saturday will certainly provide Arteta with a much better test than the Baggies youngsters.

Since West Brom changed the entire team which had beaten Blackburn at weekend confirmed that boss Valerien Ismael wasn’t half as desperate for a result as the Gunners manager Arteta.

It was the first time that Arsenal had appeared at this early stage of the League Cup since they last failed to qualify for Europe 26 years ago.