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mikel arteta Turns out there’s a “chance” leandro trossard worth facing chelsea Sunday as leaders armory Prepare to travel to Stamford Bridge for a Premier League clash at the top of the table.
Trossard scored the first goal armoryThe Gunners moved six points clear at the top of the table with a 4-1 win over Tottenham last weekend but then fell further Knocked in win over Bayern Munich In the Champions League on Wednesday night.
Arteta may also be boosted by the availability of Victor Guerres and Kai Havertz, who are yet to return from their injuries, but he said Trossard has not been ruled out yet.
“With Leo, today is another test,” Arteta said. “We’ll have to see how he’s feeling. It doesn’t look like much. We still have a few hours to go and we’ll have to wait and see. There’s a possible chance.” [Gyokeres and Havertz] Coming closer and closer. We are very positive about both of them.”
Martin Odegaard returned against Bayern Munich, while Nonny Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli are also back in contention to strengthen Arsenal’s forward options. Arteta also revealed that Gabriel Jesus, who has not played since January due to a knee injury, was involved in a friendly behind closed doors this week.
Arsenal have an excellent record against Chelsea under Arteta, winning five of their last seven Premier League meetings and drawing the other two, but Maresca’s side have emerged as their closest challengers as Manchester City and Liverpool have struggled at times this season.
Arteta said he was not surprised by Chelsea’s improvement and added: “It’s a big game, it’s a big London derby. We’re going to play a very good opponent in good form. We know the challenge, we know the opportunity we have. We’ll be ready for it.
“They are there because they absolutely deserve to be where they are. The team they have built over the last few years, what they have done, the numbers they have, the quality they have, the manager and the coaching staff, it makes sense to have what is happening there.
“After beating Spurs at home, we had to make a statement at home against Bayern Munich. We did that and now we are going into the next one. We are right there. We knew the importance of this week and what was going to happen after that. Nothing is going to change but we are extremely motivated for the game.”