Chelsea boss Rosenior admitted that the tie is Arsenal's to lose but backed his players to rise to the occasion. "The reality is that Arsenal are favourites for the tie," he said. "They're a goal up and they're at home, so they'll expect to go through. We need to take it as far as we can and as deep as we can, then hopefully the second half will be massive in terms of turning the tie around. They can play in big games and they can perform in big games - and it is definitely a big game on Tuesday."
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: "Every team has its own things, I think Liam is doing an incredible job so far in different competitions as well, and tomorrow the tie has a context which is very specific when you talk about a tie. The fact that we play at home and we have the advantage but that we need to now make it very concrete in the manner that we approach the game certainly tomorrow to win it."