Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes the signing of Nicolas Pepe means Arsenalnow boast a 'crazy' attacking trio capable of matching the goalscoring feats of Liverpool's fearsome front three.
The Gabon international has picked up from where he left off last season, scoring the decisive goals in Arsenal's victories over Newcastle and Burnley which sealed the club's first 100% start to a new campaign for the first time since 2009.
Alexandre Lacazette also scored in the win over Sean Dyche's team while club-record signing Nicolas Pepe produced a more than encouraging performance on his home debut after he was introduced as a second-half substitute.
The Ivory Coast international is closing in on a first start according to Unai Emery, but after suffering a crushing 5-1 defeat at Anfield last season the Spaniard may opt for a more defensive line-up.
Roberto Firmino scored a hat-trick in that demoralising defeat, Emery's biggest loss since succeeding Arsene Wenger, while his partners in crime, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, ended up sharing last season's Golden Boot with Aubameyang.
All three Liverpool stars have already opened their goalscoring accounts for the season, but Aubameyang is confident Arsenal now boast a forward line comparable with anything else the Premier League has to offer.
'It is going to be crazy - everybody is excited,' Aubameyang told Sky Sports when discussing playing alongside Lacazette and Pepe. 'I am looking forward to it.
'Hopefully, yes [we can hit it off straight away]. I think we can do it.
'First of all, he [Pepe] speaks French so it will be easy for him to settle in and play with us. He only started training with us a few weeks ago but it's good to have him with us. He's started well.
'Last season he was amazing. He'll bring us speed and excellent finishing, and that's good for us.
'As we've seen from last season, Liverpool play with three up front and they play very well. Why not us? I think we can do it.
'It will be a tough game against them. They are great players. They always try to go forward and try to get goals and assist each other. They are one of the best trios in the world.
'I see a lot of similarities. Pepe and me, we are quick players like Mane and Salah, while Laca is a player who can keep the ball and is really good with his feet like Firmino.
'So yes, we can say we are close enough.'
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