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Wenger: my kids can win the lot

Arsene Wenger today insisted Arsenal's young guns can win both the Premier League and Champions League this season.

Despite selling Thierry Henry to Barcelona in the summer, the Gunners have stormed to the top of the Premier League, scoring 15 goals in their first six games.

Wenger is expected to field even more youngsters when his team host Newcastle in the Carling Cup tonight and he believes it shows they have the strength in depth to dominate in England and abroad.

He said: "My hope for the future is that this young team, on the verge of growing together, fulfils my ambition to become the best in England. We want to win the Premier League again and we know we can win in Europe because we have already been in the Champions League Final. "In fact, my ambition is to win the Premier League again and the Champions League, preferably in the same season and preferably as soon as possible.

"I am first for stability. We had some difficult moments as we adapted to the new stadium, but it is all part of the growing process. In football, you go through periods when it is a little less easy.

"We have had some exceptional moments, we have had some disappointing moments. But we showed the mental strength of the team and we will take that forward as motivation for all the seasons to come. I am very proud to be part of the most admired [style of ] football in the world."

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