Arsenal’s form has dipped recently without the services of midfielder Aaron Ramsey, but the Welsh midfielder is targeting a return to action against Chelsea next month to help the Gunners push on in the quest for silverware towards the end of the season.

Ramsey’s form in the first half of the season was a revelation for Arsenal, given his struggles in recent years’ following his serious leg injury when he suffered a double-leg break in 2010. The 23-year-old is currently sidelined with a thigh injury that has dogged him in recent months, and it appears he will miss both Champions League fixtures against Bayern Munich across the next three weeks.

He attended a week’s warm-weather training in Dubai from which he returned last week, and has been given the green light to step-up his rehabilitation with a view to pencilling in a comeback date.

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3 Hull 2 James Chester celebrates with his Hull teammates after scoring the opening goal after just four minutes GETTY IMAGES 9/75 FA Cup final - Arsenal 3 Hull 2 James Chester and Alex Bruce celebrate going in front with Arsenal players looking on GETTY IMAGES 10/75 Norwich 0 Arsenal 2 A young Norwich fan holds up a sign GETTY IMAGES 11/75 Norwich 0 Arsenal 2 Fit again Jack WIlshere competes with Bradley Johnson GETTY IMAGES 12/75 Norwich 0 Arsenal 2 Carl Jenkinson celebrates scoring the away side's second, his first goal for the club GETTY IMAGES 13/75 Norwich 0 Arsenal 2 Aaron Ramsey celebrates scoring for Arsenal against Norwich Getty Images 14/75 Norwich 0 Arsenal 2 Aaron Ramsey scores a superb volley to put the Gunners ahead GETTY IMAGES 15/75 Arsenal 1 West Brom 0 The Arsenal players line-up before the match GETTY IMAGES 16/75 Arsenal 1 West Brom 0 West Brom manager Pepe Mel looks on from the sidelines GETTY IMAGES 17/75 Arsenal 1 West Brom 0 Mesut Ozil escapes the attention of 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while players remove advertising hoardings blown on to the pitch GETTY IMAGES 29/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Aaron Ramsey scores Arsenal's opening goal of the game GETTY IMAGES 30/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Aaron Ramsey celebrates after opening the scoring in Arsenal's win over Hull GETTY IMAGES 31/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Tom Huddlestone beats Santi Cazorla to a header GETTY IMAGES 32/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Lukas Podolski volleys in Arsenal's second goal just before half-time GETTY IMAGES 33/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Hull players protest to referee Jonathan Moss after Nikica Jelavic was fouled in the build-up to Arsenal's second goal GETTY IMAGES 34/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Mesut Ozil in action for Arsenal in their 3-0 win over Hull GETTY IMAGES 35/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Lukas Podolski nets his second and Arsenal's third after Steve Harper failed to hold Aaron Ramsey's shot GETTY IMAGES 36/75 Hull 0 Arsenal 3 Lukas Podolski celebrates his second goal in Arsenal's win over Hull GETTY IMAGES 37/75 Arsenal 3 West Ham 1 Kim 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Ramsey, who has already scored 13 goals for his club in all competitions, originally picked up the injury during the Boxing Day victory over West Ham, and he suffered a further setback when he aggravated the thigh problem towards the end of January which ruled him out for a further six weeks.

A return for the Chelsea clash on March 22 would be a welcome boost for the Gunners, with the fixture bang in the middle of a tough run of fixtures against the likes of Bayern Munich and north London rivals Tottenham. Should he prove his fitness and face the Blues, he could also feature in the following match against fellow title contenders Manchester City, with another tough fixture a week later as they travel to Everton – not to mention a potential Champions League quarter-final in-between should they conquer Bayern.

Arsène Wenger did move to try and bring in cover for Ramsey as well as to aid any fatigue in his midfield, but the failure to land Germany international Julian Draxler forced the Frenchman’s hand into signing Swede Kim Källström.

The 31-year-old arrived with a back injury that immediately ruled him out for the first six weeks of his loan until the end of the season, which sparked fury among the Gunners’ faithful as to why they bothered bringing in an injured player when they needed an immediate impact.

Källström is receiving treatment on the problem abroad having picked it up while playing beach football on a warm-weather training trip with Spartak Moscow to Dubai.

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