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William Saliba starts as Arsenal take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Liam Rosenior will look to waste no time in taking Chelsea to Wembley as his new side prepares for the visit of Arsenal in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

Rosenior got off to a perfect start in his first match in the Blues dugout as his side beat Charlton 5-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday night, and is now tasked with his maiden outing in front of the Stamford Bridge faithful.

But in Mikel Arteta’s table-topping Gunners, the former Strasbourg and Hull manager faces an almighty task, with Arsenal unbeaten since losing to Aston Villa at the start of December.

Chelsea sealed their place in the last four by surviving a scare at League One side Cardiff, while Arsenal scraped past Crystal Palace on penalties in the quarter-finals.

Liam Rosenior: Arsenal are good at everything - I'm not calling them Set Piece FC!

Liam Rosenior, when asked about Arsenal’s strengths before their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.

"I don't know who's calling them 'Set Piece FC' - I'm definitely not! Arsenal are good at everything. They're a good team. It's not about taking the game back in time. You manage your per cent to be as good a team to win as many different ways as possible.

“They have a really, really clear idea in the way they want to play with the ball. And on top of that, they're very, very well organised with good delivery on set plays. That's what you want to be if you want to be successful.”

Liam Rosenior took over as Chelsea head coach last week (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)