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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang endured a horror afternoon at Stamford Bridge on Sunday - having just eight touches before being hooked just after the hour mark.
The Gabonese forward left Arsenal in January in acrimonious circumstances stemming from a number of disciplinary issues, mostly relating to his punctuality.
In what was billed as Aubameyang's opportunity for revenge over Mikel Arteta - the decision maker behind the call to let him go to Barcelona - and Arsenal soon turned into an afternoon to forget as the Gunners dominated all areas of the game to return to the top of the league.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (second left) had a tough afternoon in his reunion with Arsenal
Having taken part in a BT Sport promotional video during the week - telling Arsenal that it was 'nothing personal' - the former club captain would have hoped that he could have laid more of a glove on his ex-side.
Up against the second best defence in the league, Aubameyang struggled for space against William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes and when he did get into space his team-mates struggled to find his runs.
Such was his lack of threat that Gabriel himself after the game flipped Aubameyang's pre-match jibe that it was 'nothing personal' back onto him with a cheeky tweet. It would not suggest they are fearful of his presence at the Emirates in the new year.
Aubameyang was also often isolated and not helped by a lack of service at Stamford Bridge
Aubameyang's replacement, Gabriel Jesus, enjoyed a
