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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has not scored since opening his account in the Premier League curtain raiser against Fulham. His goal drought appears to coincide with signing a new three-year contract at Arsenal, and Darren Bent has linked the two factors together.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hasn't scored since the opening day win over Fulham (Image: GETTY)
Speaking on talkSPORT, Bent explained why he thinks the Gabonese is struggling at the moment.
"It's not the fact he hasn't scored a goal, it's the performances," Bent said.
"Before he signed his contract he was absolutely everywhere - running back, tracking back, putting tackles in, breaking forward. There was a real hunger and intensity to his game.
"At the minute, you can see there's been a massive drop off. I don't know if it's coincided with the new contract, but you can tell that he's not playing with the same intensity that he had before.
Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Dortmund back in 2018 (Image: EXPRESS)
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"When you focus so much on getting a new deal like Aubameyang did, you'll run that extra yard and make that extra effort.
"When he sits down now and analyses his performances before and after the contract he'll see that there's been a massive change."
Aubameyang was also criticised by Arsenal fans after the defeat to City when he was seen laughing with former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Ilkay Gundogan during a brief chatted following the game.
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