Willian has been ‘dealt with internally’ by Arsenal after his break in Dubai during the international fortnight – with Mikel Arteta insisting the issue is ‘resolved’.

Despite the UK’s current lockdown restrictions preventing people from any ‘non-essential travel’ abroad, the 32-year-old headed to the Middle East, leading to an investigation from the club into the reasons behind his trip and, ultimately, a reprimand from his manager.

Willian had not been called up for Brazil’s matches with Venezuela and Uruguay – with rules suggesting he should have stayed in London.

But Arsenal boss Arteta has revealed the issue with Willian has been ‘resolved’ and he now just wants to move on ahead of this weekend’s trip to Newcastle.

Asked if Willian would play this weekend, Arteta briskly replied: “You keep asking me for more and more issues.

“Whatever happens with any issues or things that we don’t expect, as always we will try to resolve them internally. That’s been dealt with and explained, and we move on.”

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Newcastle manager Steve Bruce is not planning to attack Chelsea at St James’ Park in today’s lunch time kick-off.

Speaking ahead of the game, the Magpies gaffer said: “Look I will make no excuse – if we say today that we are going to line up exactly like Chelsea and make the pitch as big as we can, and make it 11 vs 11 in wide open spaces, then we will get beat.

“At the end of the day they have better players than us. We have to – and this is why the Premier League is so great – find a way.

“We have to find a way to stay in the game and frustrate Chelsea. We must defend well and at the other end of the pitch cause them a problem.

“We have to be right and ready to take on the challenge.

“I won’t shy away from that.”

An own goal has put Chelsea ahead of Newcastle at St James’ Park

Moments after another fine save from Karl Darlow, the Magpies’ stopper is beaten by one of his own players.

Chelsea work a corner short on the right, Mason Mount swings it across the six-yard box and Federico Fernandez can only divert into his own net under pressure from Ben Chilwell.