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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hits new low at Chelsea after ruthless Graham Potter call

There are few things more embarrassing in football than being substituted on and off in the same match.

Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang found out exactly what that experience is like in Chelsea's 1-0 defeat against Manchester City on Thursday night. The Gabon international was called on to replace Raheem Sterling on five minutes after the latter picked up a hamstring injury, before being taken off just over an hour later.

The 33-year-old has made just four Premier League starts under Graham Potter and has become a fixture on the bench in recent weeks with Kai Havertz preferred up front. Aubameyang was brought in to work alongside Thomas Tuchel, but the German was sacked a matter of days following the forward's move to Stamford Bridge.

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