Viktor Gyokeres did not score against Nottingham Forest, and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta defended him in the presser, but with a catch.

Mikel Arteta says he's gunning for glory in the Carabao Cup to make up for previous failures during his time at Arsenal. The Gunners take on Chelsea on Wednesday in the first leg of their semi-final and face a Blues team under new management following the arrival of Liam Rosenior.

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Tuesday's Champions League league-phase clash with Inter Milan.

Heading into the London derby, Arteta revealed that first-choice defender William Saliba is a doubt. The Basque boss, whose fitness updates are best taken with a pinch of salt, also confirmed that Piero Hincapié, Cristhian Mosquera and Riccardo Calafiori would not be able to fill that vacant slot as they remained sidelined with various ailments.

Mikel Arteta's team do not seem to enjoy their trips to Nottingham Forest. They failed to take the chance of going nine points clear

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal were denied a “very clear penalty” after Ola Aina was not punished for handball during the draw with Nottingham Forest.Photo by Clive Mason/Getty ImagesThe incident came

Mikel Arteta was unhappy with the decision to not award Arsenal a penalty, after Ola Aina handled the ball inside Nottingham Forest's penalty area in their draw at The City Ground.

Mikel Arteta insists the issue between Declan Rice and Arsenal assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg is “all sorted” after the pair clashed during Wednesday’s Carabao Cup victory at Chelsea. The duo were involved in a heated argument during the half-time interval at Stamford Bridge,