Mikel Arteta is expected to rotate when Arsenal play Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. The Gunners are flying high Premier League and going well in the Champions League, with this fourth-round tie coming in the middle of a packed schedule.

This is an Arsenal team being built to last. Much has been made of their £200m-plus summer recruitment spend and its impact on transforming a squad that appeared to have made a habit of falling short into one that finally looks ready to win the biggest prizes.

Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba will miss Arsenal’s Carabao Cup fourth round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday, head coach Mikel Arteta has confirmed. But Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Bukayo Saka are all available for the game at the Emirates Stadium.

Despite finishing second in the Ballon D'Or rankings this year, Mariona Caldentey has been left off the shortlist for 2025 FIFPRO Women's World 11.

He said "it is not just Gabriel" that is a threat for the Gunners from set pieces as "they do it very well together and have really good patterns". Hurzeler added: "On the other side, we are quite good in defending and we are quite confident that we are capable of defending against them."

James Milner has been ruled out of Brighton & Hove Albion’s Carabao Cup tie at Arsenal on Wednesday. The 39-year-old was limping after Bryan Mbeumo scored a fourth goal for Manchester United in the 4-2 win over Brighton deep into injury time at Old Trafford on Saturday, having come of the bench in the second half.

William Saliba and Declan Rice both left Arsenal’s win against Crystal Palace with injuries, as Mikel Arteta has provided an update.

Kai Havertz has shared pictures of himself training at Arsenal’s London Colney training ground, as he edges closer to his comeback for the Gunners.Photo via Havertz on InstagramKai Havertz shared