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Mikel Arteta speaks before Arsenal's EFL Cup semi-final against Chelsea. He gave injury updates on some of his squad including Saliba. TMESTAMPS- 0:00 intro 0:10 Califiori and Hincapie not available, Saliba and trossard are doubts. 1:27 Dowman and Mosquera have very similar injuries, they are still a few weeks away. 1:49 We missed Havertz a lot, the way he’s come back he looks really fit, really confident, the players love him so much. He is training really well. 2:59 I’ve seen pictures of when I played against Liam in an FA Cup final. I know people that have worked with him, they talk really highly of him. 3:39 My motivation when I became Arsenal manager was to transform the football club, not to prove anyone wrong. They know him really well and they picked him because he deserves it. 4:51 Last year’s semi- final was painful hopefully we are better this year. 5:31 The more you are involved in these games, the better. That’s a massive motivation from everybody. 6:07 Madueke was very positive in some aspects against Portsmouth 6:34 You have to be better than the opposition, the boys are really motivated and at it. This is where we want to be. 7:20 We cannot keep the same League Cup team as we need the same played available. 8:07 We try to be good at everything 8:31 Mertesacker has been at the club for 15 years, we shared this incredible project together, I enjoyed every minute of it. Very thankful for him, I wish him the best of luck for his next chapter. 9:20 When you get to this stage it brings energy belief but nobody remembers if you don’t win it. 10:00 We have to try and manage the squad, we are sharing the minutes while we remain very competitive. 10:28 We want to win a lot of big trophies. 10:54 i don’t have many details about Xabi Alonso’s situation, I wish him the very best he’s a top person. 11:30 Califiori got a muscle injury. 11:45 Every position brings challenges, you need to have solutions against each opponent to create chances. 12:17 Saka has been great for the team. 12:49 My job is to prepare the team in the best possible way, players have moments when they are high and have confidence, keepers are a very particular case as they have less opportunity to play. 13:36 every opposition requires a different team. 14:14 I am really motivated and looking forward to a big game tomorrow. 14:48 There are a lot of clubs that have to win, we will try to win it. @HaytersTV – Football Up Close. Visi