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Rio Ferdinand has urged Arsenal pair Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe to do more to ease the goalscoring burden on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gabon striker has been the Gunners' go to man when it comes to goals in the Premier League over the past two seasons, grabbing 22 goals in each of the last two seasons.

His form at the start of this campaign has wavered after signing a new deal in the summer, and it has coincided with a downturn in fortunes for Mikel Arteta's side on the pitch.

© Provided by Daily Mail Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang needs help in carrying the goalscoring burden at Arsenal

Arsenal are currently sat 14th in Premier League table, having won just four of their opening 10 matches. Those matches have seen them score just 10 times - only the bottom three have scored fewer.

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Bernd Leno produced an inspired display as Arsenal secured a point against a Leeds side that wasted a host of chances.Pepe, who struck the crossbar in th first half, was shown a red card for headbutting Ezgjan Alioski early in the second half on a dismal Sunday afternoon in West Yorkshire.

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However, Ferdinand insists that the burden to deliver cannot fall solely at the feet of the former Borussia Dortmund frontman, and believes Lacazette and Pepe have to look at their own contributions.

'There’s not goals in the team at the moment,' he told the Five Youtube channel.

'When Aubameyang doesn’t bang nobody else seems to be stepping up, that’s the problem.

‘I love the way Arteta is bringing the young players in and the young players have been performing but sometimes you need the experienced players to drag you through a situation like this.

© Provided by Daily Mail Alexandre Lacazette is the club's top goalscorer in the league this season, but has just three

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‘Laca man! We need Laca to come up with some goals man! Pepe! When you get your chance come in and bang. We haven’t seen that cutting edge from this Arsenal team.

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The Gunners boss slammed Nicolas Pepe, branding his red card for head-butting Ezgjan Alioski unacceptable. The Ivorian was sent off but Arsenal held on for a goalless draw at Leeds.Pepe saw red for a second-half, off-the-ball moment of madness when he responded to provocation from the Leeds midfielder.

The Arsenal hero wants Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and club-record signing Nicolas Pepe to be unleashed on Liverpool. Emery brought in a number of new signings in the summer transfer window, including Nicolas Pepe for a club-record fee of £72million.

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‘Arteta came in and steadied the ship and told them: "This is what I’m doing, this is my team this is what I do at Arsenal" and the players responded to it.

‘Aubameyang in particular was scoring goals but this just shows you how reliant this team is on Aubameyang. If he doesn’t score then Arsenal aren’t the same team man.’

Lacazette is currently Arsenal's top scorer in the Premier League, having scored three in eight appearances this season.

© Provided by Daily Mail Rio Ferdinand believes that Pepe and Lacazette are not pulling their weight in terms of goals