Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that he will risk fatiguing his side to continue their winning run in multiple competitions.

The Gunners are currently competing in three competitions and Wenger wants his players to take them all seriously following the weekend's 3-1 FA Cup third round win over Sunderland.

When asked about the after-effects of competing on multiple fronts, the manager of the Premier League leaders said: "It has positive impact and negative impact. Once you're on a roll, you can rotate, if you have no injuries. Everybody is mentally focused to pull in the same direction.

"It's easier to keep everybody on board because you have always the next competition, and everybody thinks I have a chance to play. That is the positive and the negative is the fatigue factor, the injuries at the end of the season."