Jack Wilshere: Premier League defences hate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | OneFootball

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a bonafide goalscorer wherever he goes.

After scoring 141 goals and adding 36 assists in 213 career appearances with Borussia Dortmund, he arrived at Arsenal last January and has rewarded the Gunners to the tune of 26 goals and seven assists through his first 41 games.

Now Jack Wilshere, who played alongside Aubameyang during the second half of last season, has revealed why the Gabonese striker is so dangerous.

“For a midfielder, he’s a dream,” Wilshere explained on Sky Sports.

“He came in January last year and I played with him for the second half of the season. He makes runs and he gets frustrated when midfielders don’t find him.

“But he does it consistently throughout the game, he will make three or four runs a half that are crying out for a ball to be put in behind.

“Defences in the Premier League will hate that. As a centre-back, the last thing you want is a quick player who runs behind and he does that.”

Next up for Arsenal is a hugely important London derby against fourth-placed Chelsea, who are currently six points ahead of the fifth-placed Gunners, who are level on points with Manchester United.