Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice is set to continue playing despite a broken toe. Rice picked up the injury in Arsenal's defeat by Newcastle and missed the Gunners' loss to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Declan Rice remains a major doubt for Arsenal ahead of the trip to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, with Mikel Arteta only able to offer a “vague” update on the midfielder’s foot injury. Rice missed Arsenal’s defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday after sustaining the injury against Newcastle last weekend - with some reports suggesting the England international has a broken toe.

Arsenal's patchy run of results continued on Wednesday with their 1-0 Champions League defeat at Inter Milan but manager Mikel Arteta had no complaints about his team's performance on a night when they dominated one of Europe's top sides.

Mikel Arteta expects Arsenal to bounce back from their nightmare spell in Sunday's crucial clash with Chelsea after sensing his players' hunger during a team meeting this week.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expressed mixed emotions following his team’s narrow 1-0 loss to Inter Milan in their Champions League clash. Despite the unfavourable result, Arteta found much to appreciate in his team’s performance,