Wenger trusts young Gunners

Wenger trusts young Gunners

Published Sep. 19, 2011 3:16 p.m. ET

League Two side Shrewsbury could hardly have picked a better time to play the Gunners, who are shipping goals at an alarming rate. Wenger has confirmed he will give a debut to Korean striker Park Chu-Young, while Japanese forward Ryo Miyaichi and fellow 18-year-old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can also expect to make their first starts. Wenger said: "I will be faithful to our policy but I will try to find a good mixture between youth and experience. "You will see the likes of Ryo and Oxlade-Chamberlain. You should be excited about Oxlade-Chamberlain because he is a great talent. "My target is to develop him so he confirms the expectation I have for him." The players with greater experience likely to feature at the Emirates include Andre Santos and Marouane Chamakh, while Emmanuel Frimpong, Carl Jenkinson and Francis Coquelin may also play.

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