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Brendan Rodgers believes an extended run in the FA Cup will help inspire Liverpool FC's pursuit of Premier League glory.

The Reds boss has vowed to field his strongest possible line up in Sunday’s fifth round tie against Arsenal at the Emirates.

Rodgers is desperate to ensure Liverpool remain on course for the Wembley final on May 17 and he’s convinced progress in the Cup will benefit the club’s league form during the run-in.

“Staying in the Cup will only have a positive impact on our league results,” Rodgers told the ECHO.

“I don’t see it as a negative. The further we go in the competition, the extra confidence and belief we will get.

“We want to win the FA Cup and we will be strong in the game. We might make one or two changes but there’s no need to rest anyone and we’re going there to win.

“Last season here I had to change things around for the Cups. It proved categorically that when I made too many changes we weren’t good enough.

“That altered my thinking for this year. I won’t make so many changes and that will hopefully allow us to have a good run in the Cup.

“It’s a tough draw but you have to beat the big teams if you want to win it. For us the objective is to get to the final at Wembley. In order to get there we need to get over this hurdle.”

The clubs meet again just eight days after Liverpool dished out a ruthless 5-1 thrashing at Anfield – their biggest win over the Gunners for half a century.

Arsene Wenger has admitted that setback left his players nervous for Wednesday’s dour 0-0 draw at home to Manchester United.

Rodgers is keen to ensure Liverpool make the most of those psychological scars.

“When I watched Arsenal’s game in midweek, you could sense that,” Rodgers said.

“It’s never easy when you get exposed like that. That was more down to our brilliance on the day.

“Usually you don’t come up against each other for a while and you have time to get over it and build your confidence again.

“To come across us so quickly afterwards it will be interesting to see the effect. Arsenal have some outstanding players and they will be very keen to put that behind them.

“We’re very keen to put in a good performance and if we can show anywhere near the level we showed in the league game last weekend then we will be in with a great chance of winning.”

Rodgers expects to face a very different Arsenal side from the one beaten so comprehensively at Anfield.

Wenger is expected to ring the changes with one eye on Wednesday’s home clash with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

“When you impose a performance like we did on an opponent like Arsenal of course it gives you that extra confidence and energy but I am sure they will make changes for this game,” Rodgers said.

“They have had two big games and they also have a very important game in midweek.“Arsenal have a big squad and whatever team they put out will be fighting to get through. We are entering the game with confidence and they will look to pick up their confidence levels.”

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