Clinical Aubameyang matches 11-year Premier League record

Aubameyang was at the double in the pulsating north London derby win over Tottenham at the weekend, firing the 'Gunners' to a 4-2 victory over their bitter rivals.

That brace took the Gabonese up to 10 goals in 14 Premier League games so far this season and gave him the impressive claim of being the first player since McCarthy to score with 10 consecutive shots on target in the English top flight.

In fact, Aubameyang's achievement is arguably more impressive as he has managed the feat in a single season, whereas McCarthy's overlapped two separate campaigns.

Former Ajax and Porto star McCarthy scored six in Blackburn's last eight games of the 2006/07 season, before picking up where he left off the following campaign to score four times in three games.

However, Aubameyang has now matched his feat, taking his overall tally in the Premier Legaue to a hugely impressive 20 goals in 27 games since joining the club in January.

Should Aubameyang's run continue when Arsenal take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday he would claim the outright Premier League clinicality record.

 

December 2, 2018