Mikel Arteta hopes the return of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires an Arsenal revival after the Gabon striker marked his first start this season with a hat-trick in the 6-0 League Cup second round win at West Brom. 

Aubameyang missed Arsenal’s shock defeat at Brentford in their EPL opener after he contracted COVID-19. The Arsenal captain came off the bench in Sunday’s 0-2 defeat against Chelsea but could not spare his side from their worst ever start to a season. With the pressure mounting on boss Arteta, Aubameyang rode to the rescue against West Brom.