By AFPMore by this AuthorLONDONArsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called on his players to "step up" and fill the goalscoring void left by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's absence after the forward's three-match ban was upheld. Arsenal appealed against Aubameyang's dismissal but the punishment stands. "Players have to step up," Arteta said on Wednesday when asked if the team would miss their suspended captain. Advertisement"You know, when one of your big players is not there, they have to take responsibility. Arsenal have been linked with a move for Manchester City's John Stones, with whom Arteta worked at the Etihad Stadium, but he said there would be no move for the England international.

Source: Daily Nation January 16, 2020 02:37 UTC