Former Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood has labelled Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a "disgrace" after he was axed for victory over Southampton.
The 32-year-old was left out of the squad after he reportedly missed training with the squad at their London Colney HQ on Friday.
Sherwood said: "I think the manager is under huge pressure, but what he can't suffer is players throwing the toys out the pram and thinking because I'm sitting on the bench at Everton I can do whatever I want and not curb with the rest of the players.
"I think it's an absolute disgrace."
When asked whether it was a mistake to give him the captain's armband in the first place, Sherwood added: "Great point, the armband is a man who leads by example, he pulls everyone into life and lead by example.
"If he's not a good talker then he has to lead by example. But he's not showing an example off the pitch and on the pitch he isn't either."
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