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​Arsenal manageer Arteta pleased to see Aubameyang end goal drought

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was delighted to see Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang end his goal drought.

The Gabon striker finally hit the back of the next after five league games thanks to a penalty at Old Trafford against Manchester United.

Paul Pogba gave away the spot kick, fouling Hector Bellerin, and Aubameyang made no mistake to give his side a 1-0 away win.

"I'm glad it's finished. Every striker needs goals and in these moments we have to create more for Auba. He has scored the crucial goal and it is going to lift his confidence," Arteta told BBC's Match of the Day.

"I wanted to keep it quiet from the players. I wanted to generate belief and I asked them to be who we are as a team right now. I'm delighted because we played with a lot of courage and big personality.

"They played a really tricky formation with four midfielders and two that constantly strain your back four. We could have scored twice in the first half and when we scored the goal we had to manage those moments. There was high stress, it is different to any other ground.

"Individually you have to win the fights and step up to the occasion and the performance of every player today was top drawer."

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