Following the weekend victory over Manchester United, two goal Arsenal hero Samir Nasri revealed that French football fans consider the Gunners to be the '21st Ligue 1 team', on account of their large French contingent.
Perhaps slightly sheepish over Nasri's words, boss Arsene Wenger has quickly moved to talk up the English starlets working their way through le système.
The Frenchman said: "There's Jack Wilshere; we know that people will be following his progress because there is a big expectation level here for English players to be produced.
"We are happy to do that. Look at Mark Randall, Gavin Hoyte and Kieran Gibbs. Recently I feel we've produced very good English players."
Now, Wenger feels that his multi-talented, multinational group of youngsters can finally bag the Carling Cup after several seasons of blooding his starlets in the competition.
Speaking ahead of the clash with Wigan, he said: "In the United States there's Barack Obama. He's at the top because of his quality. If you're good enough, you play.
"We will keep faith with our Carling Cup policy and not change it now. It is very important that all these young players enjoy the opportunity to show how good they are.
"We will try our best to win it, but also we use this competition for educational purposes, to allow our young players to develop. Wigan are a top team so it will be a good test for us."
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