Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has rejected criticism of captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Former Tottenham midfielder amie Redknapp said the Arsenal captain is “past his best" and is playing “like he has lost his superpower".
Speaking ahead of Arsenal's crunch Europa League clash with Benfica on Thursday, Arteta said: “I didn't see those comments. I've heard about them. I'm here to support every single player and that is what I try to do all the time.
“I try to give them the best possible advice and when they have a difficult moment, stay right behind them and that's what we try to do always.
“I think the best way to talk is always on the pitch. Seven days before when he scored the hat-trick and he could have scored four or five against Leeds, he was again the main man.
“He could have scored a hat-trick against Benfica easily with his qualities and it would have been different. At the end [of the day] it's about putting the ball in the back of the net for him and that's how he gets joy."
