Arsenal have been handed a major boost after scans showed Bukayo Saka did not suffer a serious injury in the warm-up at Leeds. Saka is a doubt for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea but Arsenal do not think he has suffered a long-term problem and hope he will make a swift return.

Arsenal have reached the League Cup final after beating Chelsea 4-2 on aggregate at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. Kai Havertz scored on the counter-attack deep into added time as the Blues

Mikel Arteta has launched a passionate defence of Arsenal’s style of play by revealing he has a “massive book of people” who feel his side are the “most exciting in Europe”.

Consequently, the manager is expected to rely on Alejandro Garnacho, who has been a revelation in the cup with 10 goal involvements in his last six EFL Cup outings.