Wenger confident of defensive options

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is confident that his squad has sufficient depth to make up for the loss of Bacary Sagna through injury.

Sagna fractured his leg in the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham and will miss a minimum of three months of action.

Youngster Carl Jenkinson is most likely to take his place in defence, with Laurent Koscielny also a possible option.

Wenger believes that these players will more than suffice when they travel to Sunderland this weekend.

He told the club’s official website: “I think it is more down to Jenkinson because [Francis] Coquelin has never been at ease as a right back.

“He is not somebody who likes to play at right-back and his confidence is not high there.



“We have Jenkinson and we have Koscielny who has been educated as a right-back. Djourou can play there too. Koscielny was always a right back, so he can play there.



“Even [Andre] Santos can play there I think so we have plenty of possibilities.”