Aubameyang Grateful For Arsenal Support After Notching First Premier League Hattrick

Aubameyang missed three games for Arsenal last month and had not started a Premier League game for the Gunners since scoring a brace against Newcastle United on January 18 after taking time off to care for his ill mother.

The 31-year-old Gabon international played twice from the bench at the start of the month but started against Marcelo Bielsa’s men at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal carried the day with a 4-2 victory.

Aubameyang surpassed 200 goals in Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues with his hattrick against Leeds and he could not hide his excitement after the game.

"Happy, really happy, and my kids are going to be happy because they're going to get it [the match ball]," Aubameyang told Sky Sports.

"Really happy with the performance from the team today, we knew that it was going to be a hard game, they never gave up, they fought a lot, in the end I think we had good game management.

"Maybe a bit nervy [at 4-2] but we managed it well in the end, we won the game. It was important to show that this is our home, this is where we have to win games.

"It means a lot to me. I'm a guy who always works hard, tries to give the best, for first my family and then the team as well. It's been a tough time for me but now it's time to get the smile back, score goals and win games.

"From everybody around the club, everyone was giving a lot of love to me, my mum and my family – I'm really proud to be part of this family, I have to say thank you to everyone at the club and the fans as well because I received a lot of messages.

"Today's win and the goals are for them."

Aubameyang has now scored eight goals in 20 Premier League appearances this season.