Wenger is sticking to his rotation policy for cup

ARSENE Wenger will continue with the “luxury” of rotating his Arsenal side and believes he has the squad depth to succeed while doing so.

The Gunners welcome Norwich to the Emirates Stadium tonight in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

It remains the one domestic trophy to elude Wenger during his time in England, with the Frenchman known for using the competition to blood young talent.

Wenger, who saw his side win 5-2 at Everton on Sunday in a result which saw Ronald Koeman lose his job as Toffees boss less than 24 hours later, insists he will continue with the same approach, which he has also applied in the Europa League this season.

“I will continue to rotate,” he said. “I’ve gone into that rotation policy and you have to continue to do it, especially when both teams work well and both teams support each other.

“I must say it’s difficult to make a change because to win away from home in the way we did at Belgrade, you need some special quality. Let’s hope we can reiterate that against Norwich.

“That’s the luxury I have at the moment and the difficulty I have as well. All these players do well, play well and they deserve to play.

“Fortunately, we have important games every week, so I can give competition to everybody. We have so much offensive force on the bench as well. It’s really a strong point of the club at the moment.”

Wenger came close to winning the League Cup in 2011 but his side were beaten by Birmingham in the final.

He believes his current pool is strong enough to keep going in the Carabao Cup while offering the chance to give vital minutes to fringe players and youngsters.