On the sidelines of the today’s Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea, the Gunners midfielder Mohamed Elneny has revealed that Mikel Arteta did indeed establish his authority over the red-and-white squad when handling the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang case.As you surely remember, the Spaniard first decided to withdraw the armband from the Gabonese before rushing his departure.Auba fires shots at Arteta, sluring his abilities in the locker roomArsenal has not forgotten this episode almost a year after the downgrading of captain Aubameyang and his January departure to Barca that followed. The story became interesting for British media ahead of the Sunday Premier League clash of the London rivals, Chelsea and Arsenal.Reported as closely as possible in the series “All or nothing: Arsenal” on Amazon, the eventful chapter experienced by Arteta and his men had a new echo this Friday.Being an Arsenal captain? Better think twice before you accept that dutyIt was midfielder Mohamed Elneny who spoke about the consequences of this dismissal of the one who wore the armband of the London club some ten months ago. Asked about the authority of the Spanish coach, the Egyptian confirmed that this episode had laid the foundations for it.”Yes, 100%, because if Mikel does this to the captain, what is he going to do with another player? It showed us that he was not kidding. Everyone was afraid for his place after the incident with Aubameyang (…) nobody wanted to have the same problem.”Wiping out cross-city boundaries and exorcising Chelsea’s number nine demons: Auba is backFor Elneny, this was a marker to claim that the club ‘didn’t allow big egos’.”Today in the dressing room, everyone appreciates each other and works together. That’s what gives us this strength this season because egos are put aside.”Therefore, will Aubameyang have a motive for revenge today?”The past is the past,” claimed the Blues coach Graham Potter at a press conference on Friday.##EDITORS_CHOICE##”I don’t think we have to worry about Auba. He’s an important member of the team, but he’s not the only one. I understand the interest around him because it’s about Arsenal, and I think he’s looking forward to this game. Anyway, he’s been normal the last few days, pretty quiet with that.”PREMIER LEAGUESaturdayLeeds – Bournemouth 4-3 (1-2)/Rodrigo 3 pen, Greenwood 60, Cooper 68, Summerville 84 – Tavernier 7, Billing 19, Solanke 48/Man City – Fulham 2-1 (1-1)/Alvarez 16, Haaland 90+4 pen – Pereira 28 pen/Nott. Forest – Brentford 2-2 (1-1)/Gibbs-White 20, Zanka 90+6 og – Mbeumo 45+3, Wissa 75/Wolves – Brighton 2-3 (2-2)/Guedes 12, Neves 35 pen – Lallana 10, Mitoma 44, Gross 83/Everton – Leicester 0-2 (0-1)/Tielemans 45, Barnes 86/Sunday15.00: (2.75) Chelsea (3.25) Arsenal (2.85)17.00: (3.50) Aston Villa (3.35) Man.Utd. (2.21)17.00: (4.10) Southampton (3.50) Newcastle (2.04)17.00: (1.99) West Ham (3.50) Crystal Palace (4.40)19.30: (3.45) Tottenham (3.50) Liverpool (2.24)***odds are subject to change
