Arsene Wenger will make changes to the team against West Ham in the FA Cup as his goal this season is the Premier League title. While the Frenchman can understand the need for another decent run in the FA Cup, sustaining their challenge for the championship must come first.
"I will have to rest some players, that is for sure," said Wenger.
"We want to win, but we want to protect our home games against Bolton and Everton as well, to keep the momentum going.
"The Premier League is always more important [than the FA Cup], but, in the eyes of the fans, we are looking for trophies.
"However, the Premier League is so hard that you want to take care of your position.
"Two years ago we had a very good chance [at the title], and we were not far away.
"At the moment we have to keep our spirit and out attitude, then we have a chance."
Wenger added: "A season is judged on the overall achievement, and people look to who has won the trophies - but I also look at how we have done and how consistently we have played.
"This team is enjoyable to watch, but also to manage because I want to win every game."
Despite openly admitting he is set to make changes, Wenger will not simply pack the team with youngsters, as he does in the Carling Cup on a regular basis.
"For us, the Carling Cup is exclusively for young players and the FA Cup is one to win," the Arsenal manager said.
"But we have worked for that policy, and it is not a coincidence. There is four or five years of hard work and patience behind that.
"Players are better at 19 than they are at 18, and better at 21 than at 19.
"We have so many players that we have a hard time finding them a chance to play."
