Arsene Wenger has confirmed he’ll be rotating his squad for the FA Cup fifth round tie with Liverpool after a tough week which has seen his squad lose to Liverpool and draw with Manchester United.

While the boss refused to be drawn on specifics, the Telegraph have speculated that the Gunners could make as many as six changes to Sunday afternoon’s starting line-up with the likes of Lukasz Fabianski, Nacho Monreal, Mathieu Flamini, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Serge Gnabry and Lukas Podolski all tipped to start. Nicklas Bendtner, Yaya Sanogo and Carl Jenkinson could also be involved.

“We gave a lot [against United] and certainly for Sunday I will have to make some changes,” Wenger said on Wednesday. “But still, it’s a big game for us and we want to win it.”

Given Arsenal host Bayern Munich at the Emirates three days later it’s hardly surprising that the boss is pondering fresh legs for Sunday. That being said he’ll be keen for his squad to exact revenge on Brendan Rodgers’ side for the thrashing dished out last Saturday.

It’s a tough call especially as Liverpool, without European football to think about, will likely field as strong a line-up as possible. For what it’s worth Wojciech Szczesny says he’d rather be in Arsenal’s position, testing themselves against the continent’s best, than twiddling thumbs waiting for the next game.

“I don’t know whether that’s an advantage,” the Pole said after the game with United about the bin dippers break.

“I wouldn’t give up European football. It’s very enjoyable. You can also look at it as gaining experience when you do play in the Champions League. Maybe they will have more energy but I wouldn’t swap it. There are four teams in the title race and it makes it more exciting.”