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Mikel Arteta provides fitness update on two Arsenal stars ahead of Slavia Prague clash

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta provided a fitness update on two first-team stars ahead of the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final tie against Slavia Prague tomorrow.

The Gunners were poor in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium where they missed plenty of chances on goal, and ended up settling for a frustrating 1-1 draw.

Nicolas Pepe opened the scoring in the 86th minute coming off the bench, but Slavia hit back in the dying seconds of stoppage time to score a crucial away goal.

The Gunners must score at Slavia to have any chance of making progress in the competition and ahead of the game, Arteta provided a fitness update on two players.