Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has sent a message to outcasts Matteo Guendouzi and Mesut Ozil.
Both players are on the outskirts of Arteta's squad, with neither featuring yet this season for the Gunners.
Ozil hasn't played for Arsenal since March, while Guendouzi hasn't featured since an altercation with Neal Maupay at Brighton in June.
Arsenal would like to ship out both players before the end of the transfer window but finding a buyer for Ozil, in particular, will be tough before Monday.
The German's £350K-a-week wages will be a stumbling block in any deal, while Ozil's agent has been adamant his client won't depart until the end of his contract, next summer.
Guendouzi, meanwhile, holds decent market value but that continues to depreciate whilst he remains out of Arsenal's team.
Asked about the future of both players, Arteta said: “The way we manage the squad, we tell everybody the role we expect from them. The players have really good communication with myself and the club.
"A player that doesn’t play is never happy and I don’t want them to be happy, I want them to change it," said Arteta.
"I don’t like the excuse of a lot of competition. Just do it on the pitch.”
Arsenal welcome Sheffield United to the Emirates on Sunday after a doubleheader against Liverpool.
