The highs and lows of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s time at Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s four-year stay at Arsenal has come to an end after the striker left the club by “mutual agreement” ahead of an expected move to Barcelona.

The 32-year-old had not played for the Gunners since being stripped of the captaincy in December for a breach in club discipline.

But Aubameyang also had some good memories during his time at the Emirates Stadium and here, the PA news agency takes a look at his best and worst moments in north London.

Aubameyang won the Premier League Golden Boot during his first full season at Arsenal – but it was a Europa League display where the Gabon forward really showed his class.

In the semi-final second leg away to Valencia he took the game by the scruff of the neck by hitting a hat-trick to seal Arsenal’s place in the final with a 7-3 aggregate win.

Playing alongside Alexandre Lacazette, Aubameyang equalised on the night with a fine volley before sliding in to convert a second and tapping in for his third on a fine night for Unai Emery’s side – who went on to lose the final to London rivals Chelsea.

Having already started drawing comparisons to Arsenal great Thierry Henry, Aubameyang bested the Frenchman’s early record.

Opening the scoring in a 4-0 win over Norwich on July 1, 2020 saw Aubameyang become the fastest Arsenal player to 50 Premier League goals

He needed just 79 appearances to reach the feat, sixth on the all-time Premier League list and four matches quicker than Henry.

While the 2020 FA Cup may be the only major honour Aubameyang won in his four-year stint at Arsenal, he was the key man in delivering the first trophy under Mikel Arteta’s management.

With league form floundering, Arsenal caused a minor shock by seeing off Manchester City 2-0 in the