<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Saturday's Premier League clash against Southampton after a "disciplinary breach" by Gabon forward.</p>.<p>Club captain Aubameyang was not among the substitutes at the Emirates Stadium as France striker Alexandre Lacazette took the armband instead.</p>.<p>It was reported that Aubameyang's punishment came after he failed to report for a training session on Friday.</p>.<p>In a pre-match interview on Arsenal's Twitter account, Arteta said of Aubameyang's absence: "Unfortunately (it is) due to a disciplinary breach. We've been very consistent, no negotiables, and he's not involved today."</p>.<p>Asked if it could be a longer-term ban, he added: "It starts today. It's not an easy situation, a situation we want, to have our club captain in that situation."</p>.<p>Aubameyang is without a goal in his last six Arsenal games and has netted just seven times in all competitions this term.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old played for just five minutes as a substitute in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at Everton on Monday.</p>.<p>His last start came in the 3-2 loss at Manchester United on December 2, when he was taken off in the 79th minute even though Arsenal were chasing an equaliser.</p>.<p>It is not the first time Aubameyang has been left out of Arteta's squad over disciplinary problems.</p>.<p>After the 2-1 win over north London rivals Tottenham in March, it was revealed Aubameyang had breached pre-match protocols by arriving late to the club's London Colney training ground.</p>.<p>"He was going to start the game, we had a disciplinary issue, we've drawn the line, we move on," Arteta told Sky Sports at the time.</p>
<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Saturday's Premier League clash against Southampton after a "disciplinary breach" by Gabon forward.</p>.<p>Club captain Aubameyang was not among the substitutes at the Emirates Stadium as France striker Alexandre Lacazette took the armband instead.</p>.<p>It was reported that Aubameyang's punishment came after he failed to report for a training session on Friday.</p>.<p>In a pre-match interview on Arsenal's Twitter account, Arteta said of Aubameyang's absence: "Unfortunately (it is) due to a disciplinary breach. We've been very consistent, no negotiables, and he's not involved today."</p>.<p>Asked if it could be a longer-term ban, he added: "It starts today. It's not an easy situation, a situation we want, to have our club captain in that situation."</p>.<p>Aubameyang is without a goal in his last six Arsenal games and has netted just seven times in all competitions this term.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old played for just five minutes as a substitute in Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at Everton on Monday.</p>.<p>His last start came in the 3-2 loss at Manchester United on December 2, when he was taken off in the 79th minute even though Arsenal were chasing an equaliser.</p>.<p>It is not the first time Aubameyang has been left out of Arteta's squad over disciplinary problems.</p>.<p>After the 2-1 win over north London rivals Tottenham in March, it was revealed Aubameyang had breached pre-match protocols by arriving late to the club's London Colney training ground.</p>.<p>"He was going to start the game, we had a disciplinary issue, we've drawn the line, we move on," Arteta told Sky Sports at the time.</p>