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Josh Challies

Arsenal ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang omission from Premier League team of the season explained

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has selected his team of the season so far and has overlooked Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gabon international was handed the armband midway through the season and has been integral to the Gunners' revival under Mikel Arteta, hitting 17 goals in 26 matches in the Premier League.

That puts him behind only Leicester City's Jamie Vardy in the top-scoring charts but, despite that, Aubameyang was not named in Carragher's team of the season.

He earned a mention in the former defender's column though, as he explained why the Gunners' leading man was omitted from his team.

Art de Roche's full Arsenal Q&A

"I was thinking about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but the only problem with Aubameyang is he plays in so many different positions across the front three," he told Sky Sports.

"Sometimes he plays on the left, sometimes he plays up front, sometimes in a front two with Alexandre Lacazette, now and again he plays on the right, so it's difficult to say he's ahead of Sadio Mane or Raheem Sterling on the left and I couldn't justify that.

"It's the same when I go to the centre forward position. I looked at Aubameyang, Jamie Vardy and Roberto Firmino, but I have gone for Sergio Aguero."

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