Neil Warnock has urged Chelsea to sell Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Picture: Sky Sports)

Neil Warnock has told Chelsea they are ‘better off without’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and says the former Arsenal and Barcelona striker ‘will never change’.

Aubameyang has endured a miserable spell at Stamford Bridge following a deadline-day move from Barca last summer, scoring just three goals in 15 games.

The 33-year-old has in fact got almost three months without a goal, having netted three goals in three games in October but failing to find the back of the net since.

Aubameyang came on as an early substitute in Chelsea’s Premier League defeat to Manchester City on Thursday but was then hooked off in the second half as his Chelsea spell hit a new low.

The Gabon international was one of the most prolific strikers in Europe during his time with Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal but Warnock believes he is past his best and now only ‘looking after himself’.

As a result, the former Premier League manager believes Chelsea would be ‘better off without’ Aubameyang and has compared his decline to that of Cristiano Ronaldo, who was released by Manchester United during the Qatar World Cup.

‘You get players like that and you are better off without them,’ Warnock told talkSPORT when asked about Aubameyang’s situation at Chelsea.

Aubameyang has struggled since his deadline-day move from Barcelona (Picture: Getty)

‘Chelsea are short of strikers but people like him [Aubameyang] are after themselves really, they look after themselves as players and they’ll throw the manager under the bus rather than take any blame.

‘So I think Graham Potter has to deal with it. It’s similar to what’s happened with Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.

‘I said United should let him go in pre-season and that was no disrespect to Ronaldo. Leopards don’t change their spots.

‘I don’t think Aubameyang will ever change. You know from Arsenal to Chelsea, now he looks the same type of player. On his day, as good as you’ll see, but his days are few and far between.’

Aubameyang’s drop in form has coincided with a poor period for Chelsea, who have slipped to 10th in the Premier League, 10 points adrift of the top-four.

The Blues face Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Cup this weekend before making the short trip to Craven Cottage to take on west London rivals Fulham next week.

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‘Players like that look after themselves.’