Aubameyang double sees off Burnley as Ozil returns for Arsenal

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory against Burnley on Saturday after Mesut Ozil was restored to the starting line-up as captain.

Aubameyang double sees off Burnley as Ozil returns for Arsenal
Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (L) vies with Burnley’s English-born Scottish defender Phil Bardsley (R) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Burnley at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 22, 2018. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP)

Aubameyang’s two goals moved him clear of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah as the Premier League’s leading goalscorer and kept Arsenal firmly in the hunt for a top-four finish.

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His 11th and 12th strikes of the season gave Arsenal a 2-0 lead against Sean Dyche’s battling Burnley, who got back into the game through Ashley Barnes and rattled their hosts at times before substitute Alex Iwobi scored late on.

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Source: Vanguard Newspaper