Both Declan Rice and William Saliba will miss Arsenal’s trip to face Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday as Mikel Arteta addresses their fitness issues.

The Gunners are looking to bounce back after their Premier League defeat to Aston Villa at the weekend, which has seen their lead at the top of the table cut.

Arteta’s men are still in an excellent position, two points clear at the top of the Premier League and also sitting top of the Champions League group stage table with five wins from five games.

However, they are just in a difficult patch, not helped by injuries to a string of Arteta’s first team.

Gabriel Magalhaes, Kai Havertz and Cristhian Mosquera remain sidelined, while the manager confirmed that the trio of Rice, Saliba and Leandro Trossard will not feature in mi

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