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'Aubameyang can be quite angry' - Arsenal captain toughening up young team-mates, says Saka

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang "can be quite angry" during matches, according to Bukayo Saka, who says the Arsenal captain always tries to toughen up his younger team-mates.

Saka has played regularly alongside Aubameyang since graduating to the first team at Emirates Stadium in 2018, with the pair forming a profitable relationship in the final third of the pitch.

The 19-year-old says the Gabon striker is an inspiring figure who helps to bring the best out of him, but has also admitted he is unafraid to crack the whip as skipper if he ever feels his colleagues are falling short of the required standard.