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Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal for 'digging in' and overcoming Zurich to seal their place in last 16 of Europa League... as he backs Gabriel Jesus to end his goal drought

Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side for 'digging in' and seeing off Zurich to advance as winners of their Europa League group.

The Gunners secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Thursday night, Kieran Tierney the surprise match-winner with a fine first-half strike that settled the contest.

Needing to match PSV Eindhoven's result away to Bodo/Glimt Arteta's side - showing seven changes from the 5-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday - failed to fire.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised his players for seeing off FC Zurich on Thursday night

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