Mikel Arteta has confirmed William Saliba will not feature for Arsenal against Chelsea.
The Frenchman has been out of action since limping off during the Europa League round of 16 second leg tie against Sporting CP in the middle of March, subsequently missing the last six games in a row with a back injury.
When speaking ahead of the Gunners trip to the Etihad Stadium last week Arteta revealed that he wasn't expecting to have Saliba available for selection for Tuesday night's London derby and that's proven to be the case, with yet another worrying update with regard to the defender.