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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Cazorla, Wilshere and the ex-Arsenal stars wishing the Gunners luck ahead of Chelsea clash

Arsenal have received words of encouragement from several former players ahead of the against Chelsea.

Having missed out on a top four finish in the Premier League by a single point, the Gunners are in a position where they must win a European trophy for the first time in over two decades in order to seal a return to the Champions League for next season.

Otherwise, it will be a third straight season in the and a limited transfer budget for head coach Unai Emery this summer.

Among those in the squad tasked with beating the Blues includes the likes of Petr Cech, Mesut Ozil, Danny Welbeck, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka and club captain Laurent Koscielny.

Meanwhile, injured duo Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding ave travelled to offer moral support.

Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere  - both released on free transfers by the north London outfit during last summer's transfer window have also spoken out ahead of the Europa League final.

Cazorla, who was in the Arsenal teams which won back-to-back FA Cups in 2014 and 2015, took to Instagram and sent a special message to his former teammates ahead of the big game.

Take a look at the video clip below..

To which Wilshere replied by saying: "If you were playing, it's game over already magician."

Wilshere then had a personal message of his own.

The messages of support don't stop there with Wojciech Szczesny, Sol Campbell, Tomas Rosicky, Lukas Poldolski and Johan Djourou all getting in touch.

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