Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been rewarded for his sensational form for Arsenal last month by scooping the latest Premier League player of the month accolade.
The Gunners star, 30, scored five times in his four top-flight appearances in September, including a double in the 2-2 draw at Watford and a north-London derby strike against Tottenham .
His most recent strike came in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United , a goal which was awarded via VAR and eventually took his tally for the Premier League campaign to seven goals.
The Gabon international beat Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Tottenham’s Son Heung-min and and City’s Riyad Mahrez to the award.
Earlier this month, Unai Emery praised Aubameyang for the leadership qualities he has displayed at Arsenal .
Aubameyang, who joined the Gunners from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018, was recently appointed the club’s vice-captain after a blind vote by his team-mates and serves as deputy to Granit Xhaka.
Aubameyang has established himself as one of Arsenal’s key players since his arrival at the Emirates Stadium, sharing the Premier League’s golden boot last season with Liverpool pair Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
“He is an experienced player now,” Emery said of the 30-year-old. “He played in France, Germany and now in England at a high level and with a high performance.
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“His experience is good, his team-mates decided with the vote that they wanted him as vice-captain.
“I am usually speaking with him and now he is more confident and more mature in the Premier League compared to when I arrived last year, he came only six months before me.
“He scored a lot of goals last year but has now also taken a big responsibility within the team and he is one of the captains who can manage in the dressing room.
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“I will speak with him in my office, the hotel or the dressing room. First we built a human connection and then as a player and then I know I can ask him what I want and what the team needs – he always listens and will always give his best to provide that.
“He will play all minutes, some minutes, all games if we ask that of him and he is always ready to play again – this is also showing his leadership qualities.”
Meanwhile Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp was named manager of the month for the second consecutive month.
