Brighton forward Danny Welbeck has scored four goals in his past four matches but Arteta hopes his run ends there: "Hopefully not tomorrow! Very happy for him. We were team-mates [at Arsenal] and the whole history of him, the good and difficult moments in his career - it's remarkable what he's doing."

Arteta is likely to rotate his starting XI for the fourth-round tie, with Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapie, Ben White, Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman all likely to start. But the manager is still without several senior players including Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

Arsenal host Brighton on Wednesday in a tasty League Cup last 16 clash in north London.

While Arsenal may be able to break through with an edge on the set-piece front, the Brighton boss has revealed how to stop that threat. Arsenal’s set-piece threat has been so potent in the past few months that it has become a topic of conversation once again.

With their Premier League lead increased to four points over the weekend, the Arsenal juggernaut rolls on to the Carabao Cup, where they host Brighton in a fourth-round clash at the Emirates on Wednesday night. Eberechi Eze scored his first goal for Arsenal against former club Crystal Palace as Mikel Arteta's side won 1-0 over the weekend.

Hosting Brighton at Old Trafford, Manchester United have an opportunity to do something that they haven't done in Ruben Amorim's 51 games in charge: win three Premier League matches in a row. While the Red Devils have one three-match winning streak in all competitions under Amorim from January 23 - 30,

Ruben Amorim recorded three consecutive wins as Manchester United head coach for the first time as they moved up to fourth in the Premier League table with victory over Brighton — despite a late scare.

Bryan Mbeumo scored twice and Casemiro posted a goal and an assist as Manchester United built a 3-0 win and overcame a nervy ending to deliver a home win.