Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan combine TWICE as Arsenal run riot against Everton in the first half
It’s like watching Borussia Dortmund in 2015/16.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan combined beautifully to unlock Everton’s defence twice in a rampant first half at the Emirates.
Albeit with a little help from the linesman.
Reunited on the pitch at lastReuters
The Gabonese forward made a significant impact just six minutes into his Arsenal debut with a perfectly weighted ball around the corner to find the Gunners’ new No7 in space.
The Armenian midfielder took a touch before squaring to Aaron Ramsey with the Welshman making no mistake from inside the six-yard box.
Mkhitaryan notched his first assist for Arsenal but in truth it was Aubameyang’s pass that turned the Toffees defence around.
Mesut Ozil played the ball into Aubameyang’s feet
Arsenal’s No14 could have played it back to him
But flicked it into Mkhitaryan’s path
The Armenian let it run across him
Then picked out Ramsey in the middle
And the Welshman couldn’t miss
A lovely move
The pair were a prolific partnership at Dortmund and if their reunion is anything to go by, the Gunners look to have had a decent January in terms of recruitment.
It was a Saturday afternoon to enjoy for the season ticket holders at the Emirates.
Laurent Koscielny stooped low to head home from a corner before Ramsey’s long-range effort took two deflections en route to goal as Everton folded without much resistance.
Arsene Wenger’s troops were 3-0 up after just 19 minutes.
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Then came the magic moment… Mkhitaryan assist, Aubameyang goal.
Arsenal were helped out for their fourth goal by a generous bit of officiating from the linesman who kept his flag down when the Gunners’ record-signing was clearly offside.
VAR would have ruled it out
The finish was a delicate chip…
That nestled in the bottom corner
Plenty more to comeReuters
It shouldn’t have counted, but Arsenal fans won’t care.
Their new double-act have picked up right where they left off — a debut goal for Aubameyang and two assists for Mkhitarayan.
Who needs that dog-loving, possession-losing Chilean bloke anyway?
UPDATE: A hat-trick of assists at full-time for Mkhitarayan and a first career hat-trick for Aaron Ramsey — good day at the office for the Gunners.
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