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Andy Ha

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang matches Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Harry Kane behind

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined an elite club by scoring 20 goals in the top five leagues in five successive seasons.

The Arsenal captain achieved the milestone on Tuesday, netting the opener in the 1-1 draw with Leicester at the Emirates.

The Gunners had looked on course for a fifth successive victory to maintain their own outside chance of a place in the Champions League next season.

But Jamie Vardy's late equaliser gave the Foxes a vital point to keep their own top four hopes on track.

Arsenal 1-1 Leicester: Mikel Arteta press conference

It was during the first half though, where Aubameyang wrote his name into the record books.

Bukayo Saka's perfect cross was tapped in by the Gabon international, who swept in his 20th league goal of the season.

This means Aubameyang becomes only the fourth player to have achieved the feat in the last five years, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski.

Aubameyang's goals span from during his Borussia Dortmund days, where he netted 141 goals in 213 appearances.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has fielded Aubameyang on the left wing for the majority of games since taking charge at the Emirates.

When asked if the wider role could affect Aubameyang’s chances of winning the Golden Boot this season, Arteta replied: "I don’t know, we need to put as much firepower in the team as possible without losing our balance.

"He’s always scored a lot of goals from that position, he’s done it all his career as well. We know he can play as a No.9, but at the moment the balance of the team is better like this.

"He is a team player. And you can ask him to play anywhere and he’s happy to take it.

"Obviously he would prefer to play somewhere all the time, but he’s happy and you see the effort he puts in every game."

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