The Gabon international’s double strike helped Unai Emery’s side record a 3-1 win at Turf Moore that saw them miss out on a top four place by a point.
Aubameyang, who scored a hat-trick in Thursday’s victory over Valencia, now has 30 goals for the campaign in all competitions ahead of the Europa League final against Chelsea in just over a fortnight’s time.
On his teammates knowing he was in contention for the Golden Boot, he said: I said nothing to the guys because I didn’t want them to only focus on me.
‘I’m a team player and if I wasn’t scoring, it wouldn’t have mattered. But I scored and I’m really happy for that.
I have to be thankful to the team. ‘Yeah, of course [I’m happy to score 30 goals]. It was a tough season but I had the chance to score goals, because the team played a great season.
‘Of course the last months were not the best in the Premier League, but the whole season, we put in a great effort.’
Aubameyang missed a late chance to complete a second hat-trick in three days and win the Golden Boot outright.
He added: Yeah, it was near – but sometimes that can happen. ‘I have to be focused on those kinds of chances, but I’m happy that we won and that I’m sharing the [Golden Boot] trophy with two other guys that I like.
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