Arsenal fullback Gael Clichy is looking forward to their looming triple-header against Liverpool in the Premiership and Champions League.

"I don't think that affects the players at all," the French defender insisted.

"We did it last season when we played the FA Cup and Carling Cup together. In fact it's quite good fun because it doesn't happen much.

"We will look forward to it and hopefully we will come out as the winner."

Despite taking on well-known opponents, Clichy is not expecting anything other than a severe test of Arsenal's credentials.

"An Italian team or Spanish team would have been fantastic, but Liverpool is not bad, they are a great side and it will be a great challenge," he told Arsenal TV.

"At this stage of the competition it doesn't matter who you play against because all the teams have great quality.

"We know Liverpool, they know us, it will be like a Premier League game and we'll see what happens."