Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is confident his young team has the mental strength to end their three-year trophy drought.

"There is a real hunger and we are all on the same wavelength," said the Frenchman. "We have the same love for the game and that drives you on.

"You feel there is a potential in the side and that you want to win, but they want to win as well. We have taken a step forward because at this period of last season they were 16 or 17 points behind the leader. This season, after 21 games, we were two in front.

"Liverpool have invested, Manchester United have invested, Chelsea have invested, as always, and we still have made up the ground. That makes me believe we can win trophies this season."