How much does Arsene Wenger want the Carabao Cup?

Arsenal 1 West Ham 0: Arsenal, even with 11 changes and one eye looking over their shoulder at Liverpool arriving on Friday, are in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup and in with a chance of winning the trophy for the first time under Arsene Wenger.

Danny Welbeck’s goal gave Wenger’s second string a 1-0 victory over West Ham at the Emirates and even though the Premier League match against Jurgen Klopp and Co could be seen as more significant in their season, an opportunity is there to create a little bit of history.

Wenger named an entirely different side from the one which narrowly beat Newcastle United at the weekend, no doubt taking into account the fact his team must also play three days later in a crowded fixture list; however few people were surprised – and in the end his gamble proved justified.