Arsene Wenger adamant that Arsenal academy still among best in world
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's balance of youth and experience allows for navigating the Carabao Cup amid fixture congestion.
LONDON -- As Arsenal prepare to face Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain when Liverpool visit on Friday, Arsene Wenger insists the club's attempt to build around a homegrown core hasn't failed.
Oxlade-Chamberlain and left-back Kieran Gibbs -- two players who both joined as teenagers and formed part of the famed "British core" who were billed as the future of the club when they signed new deals in 2012 -- left the Gunners this summer.
Carl Jenkinson was also part of that group, but is spending this season away...