After failing to net in his last four Premier League appearances, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta backed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to rediscover his goalscoring form before Arsenal's Premier League clash at Manchester United on Friday.
Aubameyang, who was the league's joint-top scorer last season, has only four goals in 12 games this season.
It is Areta's role to press defenders and win back the ball to win games for his teammates. In recent games, Aubameyang has been paired up front with Alexandre Lacazette, and Areta emphasized that the strike duo must adjust to changes in the formation.
"The form of Auba is always going to be related to the goals he scores. He does many other things apart from scoring goals, but obviously, we need that contribution because goals are critical for our success," Arteta told reporters on Wednesday.
"That's been shown in the last few years when we've been able to do that and that has to be his aim... I think with Laca it's a little bit different. I think Laca is more comfortable playing at number nine.
"The formation that we play allows him more freedom to attack certain spaces more often and the defensive duty changes a lot from one form or the other. That's something to consider, depending on the players that play alongside him."