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ARSENAL are facing West Ham in mouth-watering Premier League clash tonight.

Though the Gunners head into the match with former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang heading for the exit.

The striker has been stripped of his Arsenal captaincy and has now been frozen out of the squad indefinitely.

Boss Mikel Arteta said: “All I can say right now is we have made this decision which is a tough one.

“I wouldn’t like to be sitting here talking about it. For now, he’s not involved in the squad.

“What I can say as for now, it’s been a lot to digest. It’s a difficult decision to make, it will take a bit of time.

“What I can tell you now, we made this because we are hurting. It needs a time to heal and he’s not involved.”

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