Arsenal have been boosted by the return to fitness of both Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori ahead of Saturday’s trip to Crystal Palace. The pair were both absent on Wednesday night when the Gunners beat Crystal Palace 3-2 to book a place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Arsenal and Crystal Palace will renew acquaintances on Saturday afternoon, four days after the two teams did battle in the Carabao Cup quarter-final. The Gunners came out on top in that clash at the Emirates Stadium,

Arsenal face a quick turnaround before another clash with Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. The Gunners booked their place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday as a Gabriel Jesus hat-trick fired them to a 3-2 win over Palace at the Emirates.

Do Arsenal fans believe Mikel Arteta will win a Premier League title for them? What do they consider his greatest strength? And what is his biggest weakness? December 20 marks five years since Arteta’s appointment as Arsenal manager.

"I just wanted to make sure I didn't disappoint anybody, that I was capable of doing it," Arteta said. "You haven't coached anybody at the highest level, it was the middle of season, without any preparation,

Kieran Tierney may have played his last game for Arsenal after the club opted against taking up an option to extend is contract. The Scotland international joined the Gunners from Celtic five years ago and quickly established himself as a firm fans’ favourite under Unai Emery.