Arsenal are looking to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for goals

The Premier League restarts this weekend with fans of last season's top six dreaming of lifting the trophy in May, but how important is a 20-goal-a-season striker for a title-chasing team?

The pick of the opening round of fixtures sees Arsenal host champions Manchester City on Super Sunday, with the Gunners hoping to challenge for their first Premier League title since 2003/04 - when Thierry Henry top scored with 30 goals.

Since then, they have only had five players who have scored 20 or more goals in a single Premier League season, with Alexis Sanchez and Robin van Persie the only players to have achieved the feat in the last 10 campaigns.


Arsenal's Premier League top scorers

Season Player Goals

2017/18 Alexandre Lacazette 14

2016/17 Alexis Sanchez 24

2015/16 Olivier Giroud 16

2014/15 Alexis Sanchez 16

2013/14 Olivier Giroud 16

2012/13 Theo Walcott 14

2011/12 Robin van Persie 30

2010/11 Robin van Persie 18

2009/10 Cesc Fabregas 15

2008/09 Robin van Persie 11 

Unai Emery will be hoping club-record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can join Arsenal's exclusive 20-goal-a-season club in 2018/19.