Chelsea caretaker manager Frank Lampard has hinted that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be a good fit to start the game against his former club.
Chelsea travel to the Emirates on Tuesday in poor form, picking up just two points from their last eight appearances in all competitions. While they have only tasted victory once since October last year.
The Blues are currently 12th on the Premier League table, with relegation not out of the question.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are vying with Manchester City for their first domestic title in nearly 20 years. Advertisement
Although Mikel Arteta's silverware hopes fell through to Pep Guardiola's side last weekend, they were humiliated 4-1 at the Emirates.
However, form tends to drop in London derbies, and Lampard feels Aubameyang could get some extra momentum against his former club.
Aubameyang has "some momentum"
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Aubameyang has had an extremely prolific season at the Emirates, scoring 69 goals in 142 appearances.
However, things ended bitterly with Mikel Arteta banishing him from first-team training due to attitude issues.
It was clear that there was no way back for either side, so the 33-year-old packed up for Barcelona, where things have yet to improve. Thomas Tuchel decided to use the striker last summer but he has only scored one Premier League goal all season.
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Although Lampard seems willing to look beyond the stats, believes the match against Arsenal could rekindle his 'motivation'.
"Maybe, because we all think that sometimes a player's return to his old club gives some motivation," Lampard said in his pre-match press conference.
"I don't care much about that with Auba myself, so I'll pick the position based on how I feel about how they train and what the team structure looks like."
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Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has hailed Manchester City as 'the best team in the world'.
According to Xavi, Pep Guardiola's army deserves to win the treble this season. Man City is at the top of the Premier League, 1 point behind Arsenal and 1 game less.
They also face Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
City next face Manchester United in the FA Cup final on June 3.
Asked if it was fair for City to win the treble, Xavi told reporters on Monday:
"Yes, it will be. For me, it is the best team in the world. "They have the best coach and for us the football they play is a mirror to look at. It would be a very fair treble.
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