Aubameyang storm: 'It’s not an easy situation, a situation that we want to have our club captain in'

Following the win over Southampton Mikel Arteta was tightlipped about his captain's 'disciplinary breach' 

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta watches during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Southampton at Emirates stadium in London, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was left out of Arsenal’s matchday squad to face Southampton due to what Mikel Arteta described as a “disciplinary breach”, understood to involve returning late from a trip abroad earlier in the week.

The club captain did not train on Friday and was subsequently not named in the party to face Saints at the Emirates. Arteta did not give a more specific reason for omitting Aubameyang, who was dropped to the bench for the defeat against Everton on Monday night after a period of spluttering form.