Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal: Wenger wants more improvement

Arsene Wenger has urged his Arsenal side to keep
improving as they prepare to face Sheffield Wednesday
in the League Cup on Tuesday.

Arsene Wenger has urged Arsenal to maintain the high
standards that have seen the Gunners record four consecutive
victories, as they prepare for a trip to Hillsborough to face
Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round of the League Cup.

Wenger's side sit second in the Premier League, behind
Manchester City on goal difference only, and rounded off a
superb week – in which they beat Bayern Munich in the
Champions League – with a 2-1 win at home to Everton on
Saturday.

Wednesday, unbeaten in eight games across all competitions,
are also enjoying a fine spell of form, with manager Carlos
Carvalhal's style of play earning plaudits from fans and pundits
alike.

The Championship side dispatched Newcastle United in the third
round, while Arsenal overcame North London rivals Tottenham
thanks to Mathieu Flamini's double, to set up a first meeting
between the two clubs since May 2000 – a game in which
Wednesday's relegation from the top flight was confirmed.

Wenger is adamant that his side must be at their best to ensure
progression into the quarter-finals, and is convinced that there
is still much room for improvement.

"Let's continue to work together and continue to improve," said
Wenger. "There are still many aspects to our game which we
can improve and therefore let's focus and try to be a better
team.

"We need to keep the togetherness, the concentration, the
humility and try to play better football game by game and try to
focus on that in training as well."

Carvalhal has revealed that he will make changes for the clash
on Tuesday, with Wednesday already shorn of several key
performers – with the likes of Michael Turner, Alex Lopez,
Marco Matias and Modou Sougou all injured.

"We must wait on some players but we know Turner, Lopez,
Matias and Sougou will not play," the Portuguese told the official
club website.

"We cannot take risks with anyone. For certain, Joe Wildsmith
will play. Keiren Westwood is an amazing goalkeeper as
everybody knows and Joe is a very, very talented young
goalkeeper.

"I have complete confidence in Joe.

When he has come into the
team, he has done fantastic. He made his international debut for
the England Under-20s recently and was then called into the
Under-21s and that is a sign of the progress he has made.

"This is an important game and one we want to win. We have a
fantastic spirit at the club and I will have 100 per cent
confidence in whoever plays in this game."