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.

Two of the English Premier League’s best go head to head Tuesday at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea is set to host Arsenal in the first leg of their English Carabao Cup semifinal.

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