Updated On: 27 August, 2021 07:30 AM IST | London | AFP
Arsenal captain scores hat-trick to help Gunners clinch first win of the season with 6-0 victory over West Brom; boss Arteta calls it confidence booster ahead of EPL clash with champs Man City

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (centre) celebrates his goal against West Brom with teammates during their League Cup second round match at The Hawthorns on Wednesday. Pic/Getty Images
Mikel Arteta hopes the return of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires an Arsenal revival after the Gabon striker marked his first start this season with a hat-trick in the 6-0 League Cup second round win at West Brom.
Aubameyang missed Arsenal’s shock defeat at Brentford in their EPL opener after he contracted COVID-19. The Arsenal captain came off the bench in Sunday’s 0-2 defeat against Chelsea but could not spare his side from their worst ever start to a season. With the pressure mounting on boss Arteta, Aubameyang rode to the rescue against West Brom.