Arteta has been known to sew the seeds of confusion over the status of players before key games in the past and it remains to be seen whether he might indeed be ready to return to the side. That the Arsenal manager said that the injuries to both Trossard and Saliba were "nothing serious" does at least offer hope that they might be available.

Arsenal managed a 3-2 victory away to Chelsea in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final to give their hopes of reaching the final a huge boost.

Chelsea lost their first game at Stamford Bridge under new manager Liam Rosenior, going down 3-2 to Arsenal in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final clash.Chelsea huffed and puffed, but two

They each have a foot in the Carabao Cup final.Newcastle United and Chelsea may yet have something to say about that, but the latter will have to improve on this display. It was a tough first home match for Liam Rosenior,

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