Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Fastest Arsenal player to score 50 Premier League goals
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| Arsenal Gabonese pro striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang runs with the ball during the match against Norwich on Wednesday 1 July at the Emirates Stadium. Photo: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images |
Arsenal ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang notched his 50th Premier League goal for the Gunners against Norwich to become the club’s quickest player to that mark in the modern era, reaching the milestone on the occasion of his 79th appearance.
Only five players in Premier League history have reached a half century of goals quicker than the former Dortmund man, Goal says.
Andy Cole, who came through the Arsenal youth ranks before achieving fame at Newcastle and Manchester United, is the fastest to his half century, grabbing it in 65 games, one fewer than Alan Shearer and three quicker than another former Old Trafford star in the form of Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Anfield favourites Mohamed Salah and Fernando Torres both reached their 50 in 72 matches, putting the former Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan forward, who turned 31 last month,
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| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores his first goal against Norwich inside the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday 1 July. Photo: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images |
With his future still very much in doubt, the Gabon international opened the scoring against the relegation strugglers by robbing goalkeeper Tim Krul and then tapping into an unguarded net.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after scoring 50 goals - "You can call me fofty"😂😂. ⬇
Soon afterwards, he laid on his side’s second against the basement club, delivering the pass from which Granit Xhaka fired under the Dutchman from a testing angle to make it 2-0.
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