Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

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Arsenal hope Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can face Manchester United, although the priority is his mother’s recovery from the illness that led him to miss the two games against Southampton. His teammates dedicated their victory on Tuesday night to him and, inadvertently, his absencetold something interesting. There have been plenty of questions about Arsenal’s capacity to find goals and take points while missing their captain, whose form has picked up in recent weeks after a bleak run, but at St Mary’s they exuded menace and managed three goals through different scorers. The ascent of Emile Smith Rowe, recovery of Thomas Partey and continued excellence of Bukayo Saka mean they look a far smoother, more cohesive attacking unit than at any time in the past year and it may lessen the burden upon the prolific - but put upon - Aubameyang. His presence would be a welcome boost in another fixture that tests the strength of Arsenal’s recent revival, but they are beginning to show they can tackle big assignments with or without him. NA

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/jan/29/premier-league-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend

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