Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette can play up front together.
January signing Aubameyang scored twice in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Stoke before Lacazette, on as a substitute, netted the Gunners’ third goal.
Lacazette, who has struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular since his move last summer, is back after seven weeks out injured.
And, speaking at his post-match press conference, Wenger insisted he would have no qualms about deploying both Aubameyang and Lacazette in attack in the future.
“Yes, I think they can play together,” Wenger said.
“I think Aubameyang played a long part of his career on the left at St Etienne and in the first two years, I think, when (Robert) Lewandowski was at Dortmund, he played on the left.
“And, after when Lewandowski moved to Bayern Munich, he played central.”
Aubameyang passed up the opportunity to claim his first hat-trick in English football by allowing Lacazette to a penalty.
“I know they have a good understanding,” said Wenger.
“I like that because it can only make the team stronger and Lacazette came back from a long injury and I think it’s great.
“That shows well the state of our society because when people are generous we are surprised.”