Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has no doubts his young players will be better for last night's humbling at Barcelona.

Wenger said he was proud of his young players and believes the club has a great future as the likes of Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner, Samir Nasri and Abou Diaby mature in the next few years.

"We had a very young team tonight and that is very positive - we had six or seven players under 23 in the team and they did well.

"Where we lacked maturity was in the final ball, but players like Walcott, Bendtner, Nasri and Diaby are all very young - they are showing great qualities every year and they will only get better," he said.