Chelsea winger, Willian has warned Arsenal ahead of tonight’s semi-final second leg Carabao Cup clash at the Emirates Stadium.
Willian said it was not easy for the Gunners to lose forward, Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United, saying that it was just like the Premier league champion losing star player, Eden Hazard.
The first leg ended goalless at Stamford Bridge.
Willian is full of confidence following his impressive goal scoring performance in Chelsea’s 4-0 defeat of Brighton at the weekend.
The Brazilian believes his side may have been handed another advantage after Sanchez’s move was announced on Monday.
“To lose this kind of player is not easy. It would be like losing Eden [Hazard] here – he is a great player. Is he that important to them? Of course,” Willian told Standard Sport.
“No one wants to lose this kind of player. They are two great players but [unlike Sanchez] Eden is still here.
“Great players have quality to play in matches like this. Arsenal have other players but Sanchez is special,” he added.
Alexis Sanchez has completed his move to Manchester United Eden Hazard remains at Chelsea for the time being .Willian hopes that Chelsea’s convincing victory over Brighton on Saturday gives them momentum heading into the clash with Arsenal.
He added: ‘I hope we can do something special to win. We have quality players who can do something different. Everyone has to be ready.
“My goal against Brighton was beautiful and it was one more clean sheet for us. We scored four goals, which came after a few games where we haven’t scored as much.
“It was important for us to do that before facing Arsenal. ‘It’s not just the Chelsea fans who don’t like losing to Arsenal. We, the Chelsea players, don’t like losing to Arsenal either. We are going into this game very strong.”
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