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      Arsenal star Aubameyang already ‘ready to come back’ despite spending ‘a few days in hospital this week’ with malaria

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      PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG is already ‘ready to come back’ despite spending ‘a few days in hospital this week’ with malaria. The striker confirmed his illness on social media and revealed he contracted malaria while away with his national team last month.
      Mikel Arteta revealed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is ‘ready to come back’Credit: Getty
      Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang revealed he contracted malariaCredit: Instagram @Auba
      Aubameyang, 31, missed trips to Sheffield United and Slavia Prague but is now preparing to return to Arsenal’s squad.
      Manager Mikel Arteta said: “As we all know, he had malaria – he picked it up when he travelled in the international break and he didn’t have any symptoms and then got some symptoms a few days later.
      “We didn’t know what it was but the doctor did a great job by making some further investigation and we found out he had picked it up.
      “He had some rough days, he was in hospital for two days but now he is at home, he is safe and he is in good condition and ready to come back.”
      Arteta could not give a timeframe on when his skipper will be back in contention to play but confirmed Aubameyang is wants a swift return.
      He said: Let’s see how he recovers.
      “Obviously when you get a disease like this it can take a bit for the body to feel in good condition to the extreme condition we put the body through in our sport.
      “But he wants to come back very quickly, he is looking forward to being back with the team so let’s wait.”

      Arsenal booked their place in the Europa League semi-final with a 4-0 away thrashing in Prague.
      But it leaves the Gunners facing a heavy schedule of fixtures as they close out the season.
      Arteta said: It has an effect because it is a real challenge playing Thursdays and Sundays it’s a real challenge in terms of recovery, preparation and rotation.
      “It’s been like that throughout the season and with all the other restrictions, injuries, Covid regulations, we have had even more.
      “But now it is about winning football matches, at the end of the season you know you want to get a good run if you want to progress in the Premier League.
      “The priority now is Sunday, forget about the semi-finals, we now have two big games to play at home and we have to do our best to win them because if we do, the season will start to look a little bit different.”

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      How Arsenal could line up against Slavia Prague with Aubameyang and Odegaard doubts for must-win Europa League clash

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      ARSENAL travel to Slavia Prague with injury doubts surrounding their attacking options ahead of their must-win Europa League quarter-final. The Gunners drew 1-1 with the Czech side at the Emirates, as Nicolas Pepe’s opener was cancelled out by an avoidable late Tomas Holes equaliser.
      How Arsenal could line up against Slavia Prague
      Ahead of the return tie, captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Martin Odegaard are both facing fitness tests, and missed the 3-0 Sheffield United win on the weekend.
      At the back, Kieran Tierney and David Luiz are both ruled out but Bukayo Saka is in contention, after he returned against the Blades.
      German Bernd Leno is expected to keep his place in goal, but his backline has chopped and changed as of late.
      Cedric Soares and Hector Bellerin started against Slavia Prague last week and are in line to keep their place at full-back in Europe.
      But Callum Chambers on the right, and Granit Xhaka on the left are also in contention, having featured from the off at Sheffield United.
      At centre-back, Gabriel and Pablo Mari will likely contest to partner Rob Holding.
      Thomas Partey started alongside Dani Ceballos in the defensive midfield pairing at Bramall Lane, with Xhaka in at left-back.
      But the Swiss international could be moved into midfield alongside Partey, with Mohamed Elneny another contender.
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      How Arsenal could alternatively line up against Slavia Prague

      Going forward, manager Mikel Arteta is afforded far more options, despite injuries.
      Gabriel Martinelli returned with a goal against the Blades on the left, while Nicolas Pepe was deployed on the right.
      With the absence of Emile-Smith Rowe and Odegaard, Saka started in the No10, with Alexandre Lacazette up front.
      It is very possible Arteta sticks with the frontline which hammered three past Sheffield United.
      But Willian has been a regular in Europe, and with Aubameyang fighting for a return to the side, they offer alternatives out wide or down the middle.
      So too do Odegaard and Smith-Rowe, who prefer to play in front of the striker, but can shift wide if needed.
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      Determined Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta claims ‘we’re going to beat Prague’ In Europa League after smashing Sheffield Utd

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      MIKEL ARTETA was upbeat about Arsenal’s Europa League chances after Sunday’s victory over Sheffield United.The Gunners head to Slavia Prague on Thursday with the quarter-final tie level at 1-1, although the Czech team hold a key away goal.
      Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal team for comfortably downing Sheffield UnitedCredit: AFP
      Prague have already beaten Leicester, Bayer Leverkusen and Rangers this season but Arteta was determined to be positive going into the clash.
      The 39-year-old told MOTD: “Overall we had a really good performance – 3-0 away from home is never easy.
      “We had to be fully focused on the league, there is a lot to play for.
      “The best way to prepare for Prague was by winning today.
      “We are going to to win the game at Prague. That’s it, that is our mindset.”
      Alexandre Lacazette struck either side of a Gabriel Martinelli goal in a dominant display in Sheffield.

      Having failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous nine Premier League games, Arsenal jumped to ninth in the table with a shutout.
      And Arteta described the performance as the perfect setup for the huge trip to Prague.
      Speaking to BT Sport, the Spanish coach added: “This is ideal preparation for Thursday.
      “It has been a long run without a clean sheet.
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      “I am really happy with the way we played, we scored some really nice goals and controlled the game the way we wanted.
      “We played at a high level. From the start I felt the boys were at it, we were efficient.
      “We had good distances to play with each other and they understood the space.”
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      Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta urges under-fire Thomas Partey to prove why Gunners splashed £45million on him

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      MIKEL ARTETA has urged Thomas Partey to step up and show just why Arsenal put so much effort into signing him.The Ghanaian midfielder was supposed to be a game changer when he was poached from Atletico Madrid for £45million last summer.
      Mikel Arteta has urged £45million Thomas Partey to step upCredit: Tom Jenkins-The Guardian
      But that is not quite how things have worked out so far for the 27-year-old.
      And now Arsenal supporters are starting to wonder just what all the fuss was about after watching their team continue to struggle in the middle of the park.
      Partey’s cause has not been helped by a frustrating run of niggling injuries which have prevented him from putting a consistent run of games together.
      But Arteta said: “Hopefully we will see the best version of Thomas at Sheffield United on Sunday and against Slavia Prague next week.
      “Now that he has got a sequence of two or three games I think we’ll see him finishing the season in a really strong way.
      “It’s very difficult to make a proper assessment of Thomas’ performances so far because he has missed six months and that is a long time.
      “He is still adapting to our way of playing, which is different to what he did at Atletico, but he we can all see what he brings to the team.
      “It’s about him finding the level of consistency that we need from him because he has the capacity that we can build a team that can play around him.

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      “The biggest difficulty he has had so far is that he has not been fit. Then every time he recovered, he missed the next game.
      “He has not had time to prepare himself physically to play at the highest level and that has obviously had an impact because the Premier League demands real fitness.”
      With just three wins in their last ten Prem games, Arsenal need Partey to be firing on all cylinders against bottom of the table Sheffield United tomorrow.
      Arteta said: “Sheffield United will give what they do every week, which is a big commitment and a big fight in spite of their position.
      “The club we represent has high demands and the minimum we can ask for is everyone to work hard to deliver the goals that are expected from us.
      “There are some really good examples of teams that were rebuilding and were helped in the project by being out of Europe.
      “But I would rather be in Europe every year and I still want to qualify through our League position and also win the Europa League.”
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