Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang warned his Golden Boot rivals his best is still to come, after scoring twice in Arsenal’s 4-2 win over Tottenham.
The forward now tops the Premier League scoring charts with 10 goals.
In the previous four seasons, the Premier League Golden Boot has been dominated by Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah — and Aubameyang believes he is on the same level as his rivals.
Told that he is the first player to score with 10 consecutive shots on target in the Premier League since Blackburn’s Benni McCarthy in 2007, Aubameyang said: “Wow, not bad, eh? And I think I’m not at 100 per cent. I’m really happy because my best form is coming. Yesterday I felt very good on the pitch.
“I hope I’m at the same level [as Kane, Aguero and Salah] and I think so, yes.
“It’s early in the season. We have good strikers in the Premier League, so it will be tough [to finish as top scorer]. But I’m happy we won yesterday. The most important thing is the team.”
The Gabonese has switched between centre-forward and the left wing under Gunners coach Unai Emery and he believes the key to his form has been a return to the middle, having started centrally against Bournemouth last weekend and Spurs.
“Everybody knows it — I like to play up front, where I know that I can help the team. Sometimes the coach puts me on the left side but centre-forward is my favourite position,” said Aubameyang, who joined Arsenal last January from Borussia Dortmund.
“Of course, I expected this [form]! Because the team have helped me to settle in good. It [my move to Arsenal] has gone well. I’m really happy here. We played like a team and we did well yesterday.”
In another testament to the change in mood at the club under Emery, Aubameyang said he had never experienced the Emirates Stadium as loud as it was for yesterday’s victory over their north London rivals which took Arsenal into the top four.
“It’s the first time it has been like that [for me],” said the 29-year-old, who opened the scoring yesterday with a penalty and then made it 2-2.
“Okay, against Atletico Madrid last season [in the Europa League semi-final first leg] was really nice but yesterday was the best atmosphere I’ve experienced on the pitch.
“That’s what I like about the Premier League, of course. I think it’s the greatest league in the world — it’s a great challenge for me and I’m happy to score goals. I think it’s good for us.
“We knew that if we won this game we’d be in the top four. It’s great now. We have to look forward because we have an important game on Wednesday [against Manchester United]. We know that it’s tough to stay in the top four.”
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