Liam Rosenior believes that Arsenal are the firm favourites to reach the Carabao Cup final ahead of his Chelsea team.
Mikel Arteta’s team will start the evening at the Emirates Stadium with a 3-2 lead over the Blues following their win at Stamford Bridge.
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The Gunners will be frustrated that it wasn’t more with Kepa Arrizabalaga having conceded two poor goals against Chelsea in the first leg.
Now, ahead of the second leg in North London, Rosenior and his father have both been discussing the tie and have put the pressure on Arsenal.
Liam Rosenior says Arsenal are the favourites ahead of Chelsea
Liam Rosenior believes that Arsenal will be expecting to see off Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday evening.
The North London club have a one-goal lead and welcome the Blues to the Emirates, which gives them a big advantage.
Goals from Martin Zubimendi, Viktor Gyokeres and Ben White in West London mean that Arsenal are now firm favourites.
“The reality is Arsenal are favourites for the tie, they’re a goal up, and they’re at home, so they’ll expect to go through,” Rosenior told the media.
“We need to take it as far as we can and as deep as we can, and the second half, hopefully, will be massive in terms of turning the tie around.”
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Meanwhile, his father, Leroy Rosenior, has also suggested that Arsenal are expected to reach the final on Tuesday.
He told Premier League Productions’ Fanzone: “Yeah, it’s going to be exciting. I think Arsenal are definitely the favourites, but you never know in the semi-finals. It’s one to look forward to.”
Chelsea will hope the likes of Enzo Fernandez and Joao Pedro can turn up against Arsenal in a bid to turn the tie around.
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