Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is confident he will be fit to face leaders Chelsea on October 3.
The Spanish midfielder suffered a hamstring injury which forced him out of the early stages of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Sunderland, after he had given his side the lead.
Fabregas was expected to be sidelined for up to three weeks, which would have seen him miss the trip to Stamford Bridge, but he now believes he will be back for the clash.
He told Spanish radio station COPE: "The injury is not as bad as we first thought.
"There is no muscle rupture and I will be back perfect in about 10 to 11 days.
"I am working with an osteopath in Paris and just working day to day.
"I think I will make the Chelsea game."
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was pleased with the prognosis, saying: "I hope that he will be ready for the Chelsea match and that he will be fine.
"But at the moment we don't know, it's too early."
With England defender Kieran Gibbs having joined Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner on the sidelines after picking up a foot injury in the midweek Carling Cup win at Tottenham, the news of Fabregas' potential quick return is a timely boost.
Fabregas had been in superb form prior to his injury despite having to endure a summer of transfer speculation over his future following Barcelona's concerted efforts to secure his signature.
Having spent the fledgling stages of his career at Camp Nou before joining Arsenal as a gifted 16-year-old, there were suggestions that any future switch to Barca's bitter rivals Real Madrid would not be on the agenda.
But Fabregas, who remains fully committed to the Emirates Stadium cause, has refused to rule out the possibility of featuring for Los Blancos at some stage in his future career.
He added: "I have never said that I did not want to play for Real Madrid. For me they are a big club and I always consider other objectives."
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