There's a moment of silence for Italy's 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi, who has died aged 64.

It's not been a great season for the Gunners so far in the Premier League but they love Thursdays.

Here they come. Will they make it six group wins out of six?

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on his team selection: "We have some players coming from long-term injuries. It's great to have them back in the team and the squad. And it's a chance to see the young players in the competition."

On whether this is a chance for the youngsters to impress: "They know they have the chance every day in training - this is more a reward than a chance. It's an opportunity for them to enjoy themselves."

On the pitch: "We have to adapt to the pitch. It's the same for both sides."

On their league form: "We've been solid and consistent in Europe and not in the Premier League. We'll try to win again tonight."

Jermaine Jenas
Ex-Tottenham midfielder on MOTD 2

Mikel Arteta made an excellent start as manager, but at nearly a year into the job, it's clear how much work he still has to do.

Arsenal do not come forward as fluently as everyone expects them to, and maybe that's because Arteta has focused too much on the defensive side of things.

It has worked because they are not a soft touch anymore, but now he has to focus on getting their attacking edge back. It has clearly become an issue.

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Dundalk's defeat by Molde last week may have seen them equal the record of five straight defeats in the Europa League group stages but the League of Ireland side will take invaluable experience from their European adventure.

It was only their second foray into the group stages of the competition, having previously qualified in the 2016-17 season, but the financial rewards that come with it will afford the Irish side the opportunity to build on the progress they have made.

Their ambition was highlighted this week by their bold move to recruit the Irish FA's elite performance director Jim Magilton to become their new sporting director.

Despite the absence of what would have likely been a sell-out crowd at the Aviva Stadium because if the coronavirus pandemic, facing a leading Premier League club like Arsenal still represents a major occasion for Dundalk and their players.

Jack Tanner: Great shame genuinely that Dundalk's biggest match in their history is a dead rubber in an empty stadium 50 miles away.

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Jose Mourinho says Manchester United will be "one of the top favourites" for the Europa League after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side dropped into the competition after failing to advance in the Champions League.

United won the Europa League in 2017 under Mourinho, who has guided Spurs to this season's last 32.

"The teams that drop down are always strong teams, teams that normally don't belong to that level," he said.

"Manchester United are one of the top teams. The group was very hard - Paris St-Germain, Manchester and Leipzig, very hard.

"We all knew it was not going to be easy for any one of them and we all knew from that group a top team would drop into the Europa League."

Read more from Mourinho here.

This pitch could be interesting. It's been chucking it down in Dublin and there was a rugby match played on the surface recently.

A magnificent footballer.

Arsenal

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta: "The demands for this football club are the highest.

"We are not getting the results in the league that we all expect, of course the pressure is increasing.

"But more than the pressure, I would say the responsibility of all of us to make it happen next Sunday [against Burnley] and start winning football matches, which is the most important thing.

"I always work harder [under pressure]. I sleep less and I try to encourage everybody that is next to us to be positive and to believe in what we do."

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Dundalk won the FAI Cup with a 4-2 extra-time victory over champions Shamrock Rovers on Sunday.

Interim boss Filippo Giovagnoli was named their permanent head coach afterwards, although he cannot take charge in Dublin because of his lack of Uefa Pro Licence.

Shane Keegan - who has the title first-team manager - will take charge of their final game of the season, as they look for a first Europa League point.

Keegan, a Spurs fan, does not expect Dundalk to benefit from Arsenal's poor domestic form.

"Yes, results aren't going well domestically for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta would have hoped," he adds. "But at the same time has that had any negative effect on the Europa League performances? Absolutely not.

"They've blown everybody out of the water, as you would probably expect."

Jermaine Jenas
Ex-Tottenham midfielder on MOTD 2

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While Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not the player he was last season, I don't think you can say that is all his fault.

At his best, Aubameyang is decent in the air but that is not the route to goal for Arsenal.

They really want to be picking holes in teams, probing into the channels and trying to slide balls in behind defenders for their fast forwards. We did not see much of that against Spurs last weekend.

Mikel Arteta has left some of his big guns back in London ahead of Sunday's home game with Burnley (19:15 GMT) - including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who has just two Premier League goals this season.

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These are the teams dropping down from the Champions League to the last-32 of the Europa League:

Red Bull Salzburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Olympiakos, Ajax, Krasnodar, Club Bruges, Dynamo Kyiv, Manchester United.

The draw, which will also feature the likes of Roma, Rangers and AC Milan, takes place on Monday.

MOTD2 pundits Ian Wright and Jermaine Jenas analyse Arsenal's domestic struggles this season.

"They have got to keep going. The manager is the right guy but they have got to find something somewhere," says Gunners legend Wright.

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This game is taking place in Dublin, about 50 miles from Dundalk, at the Aviva Stadium. It's one of the biggest days in Dundalk's history and is the first time the League of Ireland Premier Division club have hosted an English side in Europe since Liverpool visited in the European Cup in 1982.

Leicester City

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Leicester have already qualified for the knockout stage.

They are top of the group on head-to-head record above fellow qualifiers Braga and will clinch first place if they beat AEK or, failing that, match or better Braga's result at home to Zorya.

Tottenham Hotspur

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Spurs and Antwerp have both already qualified.

Antwerp are two points clear at the top so Premier League leaders Tottenham must therefore make it three home wins out of three to top the group, whereas Antwerp have to avoid a first away defeat in the section to hold on to their position.

The knockout stages just got more interesting.