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Arteta vows to 'keep supporting' Arsenal flops Willian & Pepe after FA Cup exit

Mikel Arteta has vowed that Arsenal will continue to throw their support behind Nicolas Pepe and Willian despite the pair putting in another forgettable set of performances as the Gunners were dumped out of the FA Cup by Southampton.

Kyle Walker-Peters' strike via a deflection off Gabriel Magalhaes was enough to give Ralph Hasenhuttl side's the win, with Arteta's team failing to find the spark required to get themselves back in the game.

All eyes have been on Pepe for some time now, with the Ivory Coast international boasting the title of Arsenal's most expensive transfer of all time, while Willian's arrival was supposed to add some much-needed experience to a side building for the future.