Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was reunited with his former team-mates (Picture: Charles Watts)
Granit Xhaka appeared to be the only Arsenal player to embrace former team-mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a frosty reunion on Sunday.
Aubameyang left Arsenal in controversial circumstances in January after he fell out with boss Mikel Arteta and was stripped of the club’s captaincy over disciplinary issues but returned to England in the summer by joining Chelsea.
Following Aubameyang’s exit from the Emirates, Arsenal missed out on the Champions League with a late collapse in the Premier League handing fourth spot to north London rivals Tottenham and he hit out at Arteta in a leaked video.
The 33-year-old striker faced Arsenal for the first time since his high-profile departure on Sunday, with Chelsea hosting the league leaders at Stamford Bridge and Aubameyang booked after just 27 minutes.
He appeared to shake hands with all of the Arsenal players prior to kick-off but the only player to embrace him and give him a hug was Xhaka.
Xhaka has been involved in his own string of controversies at the Emirates but has since put those incidents behind him and has become a fan favourite at the club.
But the same cannot be said for Aubameyang after he left for Barcelona and ended up at Chelsea six months later.
The Gabon international has scored just three goals across 11 games since he arrived in west London.
Paul Parker recently hit out at Aubameyang for his poor attitude since he returned to the Premier League.
‘You can look at stats all day long but when you’re judging him as a player, you have to look at the person to say, are the stats relevant to his performances now?’ Parker told Bemybet.com.
‘No, stats are not relevant. Because his attitude is not good enough and that’s what everyone should talk about.
‘He is giving the wrong attitude and is giving dippy vibes. You need to show passion to want to play football and I don’t see that with Aubameyang.’
Meanwhile, Arteta played down the significance of Aubameyang’s taunts during an advert promoting Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.
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