Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored four goals in 14 Premier League games this seasonNot for the first time, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been making headlines following a disciplinary breach at Arsenal.The 32-year-old was stripped of the club captaincy on Tuesday after arriving home late from a sanctioned trip abroad after misinterpreting Covid-19 protocols.The Gabon forward has been in trouble before: he was dropped from the starting line-up for the north London derby last season after turning up late to a team meeting and was punished for breaking rules at Borussia Dortmund in 2017.After returning to England late last week he trained on Thursday but was dropped from the squad for Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Southampton by manager Mikel Arteta, who went public with the details.By Tuesday morning, Aubameyang became the second player in recent years to have the Arsenal captaincy taken away – after Granit Xhaka in 2019 – and he will not feature in the match with West Ham this week.Stripping Aubameyang’s captaincy is ‘clear statement’ from Arsenal – Arteta”The decision we have taken as a club is very clear – it is because we believe he has failed to be committed at the level we all expect and agreed,” Arteta said.”What I expect from any person in this football club, that is representing this badge, is passion and that he gives absolutely 100%, that he puts the club in front of any personal interests and is able to do anything to fulfil the badge we have on the c… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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