Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta responds to Aubameyang criticism: I'm the solution not the problem
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he is not the problem at the Premier League club after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said he left the London club due to his issues with the manager.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta responded to Pierre-Emrerick Aubameyang who said that he had to leave the London-based Premier League club because of issues with his former manager after joining Barcelona in the January transfer window.
Aubameyang terminated his contract with Arsenal by mutual consent and moved to Barcelona this month, ending speculation around his future after Arteta stripped him of the captaincy due to a "disciplinary breach" in December.
During his first interaction with the press as a Barcelona player, Aubameyang said Arteta was not happy with him at Arsenal and that's why he left the Gunners despite having 18 months left in his contract.
"That's his opinion, that's what he said and you have to respect that," Arteta said on Wednesday.
"I'm extremely grateful for what Auba has done and his contribution. The way I see myself in that relationship is the solution, not the problem.
"I've been the solution, 100%. I can look in the eye of anybody. I do a lot of things wrong for sure. The intention all the time is the best - and not for me, it's for the club and the team."
Aubameyang helped Arsenal win the FA Cup in 2020 and was made the captain last season after signing a contract extension in 2020. But soon after that, his Arsenal career began to turn sour and he left with 18 months remaining on his contract.
