Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka will miss Arsenal's Carabao Cup clash against Chelsea
Bukayo Saka AND will miss Arsenal's Carabao Cup semi-final clash with . The Gunners welcome their London rivals to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening for the second-leg, having won the first leg
But will be attempting to book their spot at Wembley without key players and Odegaard. The former picked up an injury in the warm up ahead of the weekend's clash with . The England man has been left out of the squad entirely for Tuesday's game, while Odegaard is also missing
Speaking before the game, said of Saka's issue: "We have to wait. Today he was better but we have to wait and see how he responds, and then make the decision."
"It doesn't look like something too serious. Whether he's going to be available for tomorrow or the weekend, we'll see."
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Saka missed training ahead of the clash with Chelsea, with it being suggested that he is aiming to return ahead of the North London Derby on February 22.
Before that, Arsenal will take on and Brentford in the Premier League, as well as League One side Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the .
Another player that Arsenal are without for the foreseeable future is midfielder Mikel Merino,
On the Spaniard, Arteta added: "He needs to go through a procedure, which is not always positive. He's a big player for us, a player that has such versatility and capacity to compete in various positions, and that's a big blow.
"It's a very rare injury so we have to wait and see once we have the surgery, how that reacts daily, obviously monitor it throughout the week for the surgery and see. I know Mikel is going to do absolutely everything that he possibly can to come back as quick as possible. But as well you have to respect the healing process and the fact that obviously it's an injury that is quite rare."
Should Arsenal progress to the final of the Carabao Cup, they will take on either or . Pep Guardiola's men currently hold a 2-0 advantage from the first leg thanks to goals from Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki.
Arsenal XI vs Chelsea: Kepa; Hincapie, Gabriel, Saliba, Timber; Rice, Zubimendi, Eze; Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres.
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