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Every word from Mikel's pre-Zurich presser

Thursday night sees us take on FC Zurich at Emirates Stadium with a spot in the last-16 of the competition up for grabs, and ahead of the game Mikel Arteta held his usual pre-match press conference at London Colney.

He discussed a number of topics, including players returning to fitness, remaining patient for opportunities and the World Cup break.

Here is everything he had to say:

on the fitness of Saka, Elneny and Zinchenko:

They are at different stages obviously. Mo had a long-term injury but he has recovered now in a really good way and has been training with the team for a week or two now.