Wenger said: “I have to make decisions and I cannot get young players in the team while keeping the old ones in as well.
“When you see the competition become hard, you have to make room for the younger players.
“At the beginning of the season, I said there was a hunger and togetherness in the team and there is great quality there.
“How far they can go I don’t know, but I was confident we could start well because our schedule was potentially winnable.
“We have done well and that has strengthened our belief, but tomorrow is a big test.
“We can show that we are stronger than last year.”
