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Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal’s superb 2015 form has made him rethink his summer transfer plans.

Seventeen wins in 21 games this calendar year have propelled the Gunners into contention to finish second in the league and into a second successive FA Cup Final.

When asked how much his side’s upturn in results since January 1 has changed his squad strengthening plans, Wenger said: “Massive changes. Massive.

“Because I believe that some players who were questioned, like Mesut Ozil, have made big improvements in the second part of the season and becomes slowly the leader you want him to be in guiding our game.

“We are not in need of absolute change. We have a strong squad. We have some strong young players behind.

"We have a big squad now - Lukas Podolski, Joel Campbell, Yaya Sanogo (all forwards currently out on loan) will come back. If you add that to the number of players (we have)…”

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Francis Coquelin’s impact in the holding midfielder role has given Wenger food for thought. And he backed his current crop of goalkeepers - another department many feel needs improving.

Wenger added: “I believe in the keepers I have. I believe that Wojciech Szczesny is a very good goalkeeper and David Ospina has come in and done a fantastic job. You look at the numbers in the Premier League and you look at who is top of all the goalkeepers, and you will see it’s Ospina.”

Ahead of Monday’s trip to relegation candidates Hull, Wenger also launched a defence of 18-goal Olivier Giroud after Arsenal legend turned TV pundit Thierry Henry claimed the Gunners need to upgrade from his fellow Frenchman as they require “a top, top quality striker to win this league again.”

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Wenger said: “I can accept that’s an opinion, but the comment on Giroud was a bit more wrong - especially because I heard the same thing being said about Nicolas Anelka, about Thierry Henry himself and about Robin van Persie. And they all became world class players.

“I think he (Henry) is wrong. He’s paid for that. We know all the system now of the modern media, especially on TV. I know how it works - they push you to be controversial because they give you a lot of money.

“You judge your team on the global achievement of the team. What I know is Giroud works very hard for the team and has fantastic mentality and if the team does well it is down to him and if on top of that he scores 20 or more goals he has done his job.”