Chelsea will not be flooded with youth team players at Arsenal tomorrow night – but do not expect to see many who featured against Man City.

Jose Mourinho has re-iterated his contempt with the fixture planners for imposing a Capital One Cup tie on his side at Emirates Stadium just 48 hours after a key Premier League match.

By contrast, the Gunners have had an extra day to prepare for the match – their game at Crystal Palace taking place on Saturday lunchtime.

“We are going to give the game that the people that put the game on Tuesday want,” Mourinho said.

“If they want a big game, we cannot give the big game. If they want the players that were playing today, we cannot give them that. If they want Arsenal to win a trophy, that's a help.

“If they want a big game between two big teams in London, they should put the game on Wednesday and not on Tuesday.”

The Chelsea boss added: “A youth team is not the plan because we have to respect also our fans.

"We discussed that in the club and we have to protect our players. We cannot put our players in October through two matches in the space of three days.

“Arsenal have two and a half days to rest and prepare so I hope they enjoy. We're going to try to do our job the best we can.”

Mourinho, who has already indicated that Mark Schwarzer will get another game in goal on Tuesday night - “We trust completely in Mark, no problem,” he said – insists there is no tension with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger these days, compared to the last time he was Chelsea's boss.

“We have no problems, unless you tell me that he had an influence on this,” he joked referring to the fixture being on the wrong day as far as the Blues are concerned.