Arteta will likely provide an update on the severity of Calafiori’s injury when he faces the media in the run-up to Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool. Third-placed Arsenal trail Liverpool by four points in the Premier League table after falling to a 2-0 loss away to Bournemouth last time out – the club’s first defeat of the top-flight campaign.

The Gunners were guaranteed to be without William Saliba – who picked up a red card against Bournemouth last time out and with it, got given a one-match suspension. With Martin Odegaard, Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu all guaranteed to be out, there were further problems for Mikel Arteta to focus on.

Declan Rice will play no part in Arsenal’s Champions League match against Inter Milan on Wednesday after being left out of the club’s 23-man travelling party. The 25-year-old midfielder played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday but will not fly to Italy with the rest of the first-team squad after missing training on Tuesday afternoon with an unspecified issue.

The potential return of Odegaard will be a timely lift for the Gunners, who lost 1-0 at Newcastle on Saturday and face Inter Milan away in the Champions League on Wednesday. Arsenal have badly missed Odegaard but their injury crisis is easing,

Mikel Arteta will be hoping Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard will both be available to face Chelsea, however their availability is far from guaranteed.

Arsenal return to Champions League action on Wednesday against Inter and Mikel Arteta has a number of tough decisions regarding his team selection

Arsenal fans have expressed their joy following news that Martin Odegaard is back in full training and will travel with the squad to face Inter Milan.