Arsenal beat Chelsea in the final of the FA Cup this weekend and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was once again the star of the show.
Aubameyang put Arsenal level in the match during the 28th minute from the penalty spot and then scored the winning goal in the 67th minute of the match.
And as soon as he lifted the trophy, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was quick to make it clear that the new contract talks with Auba’s representatives have been fairly positive till now meaning there’s a big chance the forward will remain at the club.
The manager said after the match: “Well, you asked me my opinion and that’s the feeling I get with conversations with him and his people, but obviously nothing is done yet and I want to enjoy the victory.
“Thanks to Auba again for the performance that he had and how much he helped the team.
“Everything is based on my conversations with him, how he sees his future, what I expect from him, the team that I want to build around him and the conversations I have with the people who are very influential around him.
“The club, we all respect and admire him, the players are all behind him. We know the players that we have and we have to value him. I think if we reach all of those points, we’ll make progress.
Big games require big moments from big players, and he’s delivered that in the semi-final and he’s done it again in the final.
“That’s why you ask about those players. Some were questioning that he couldn’t do it in big games. There we go. He was a big, big part of delivering this trophy. He’s done it and we are so proud to have a player like him in our squad.”
Chelsea started the match on the front foot but the Blues clearly failed to capitalise on their initial rhythm and put the game to bed.
But Frank Lampard will have no time to sit and repent since Chelsea have to take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League next weekend.
