Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes their midweek defeat won’t have any impact on his team selection for their upcoming FA Cup clash against Sutton United on Monday.

The Gunners are coming off the back of a defeat against Bundesliga side Bayern Munich with a 5-1 loss in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The 67-year-old manager insists that his side’s recent defeat in Europe won’t influence his selection for their upcoming Fa Cup clash against the National League side.

‘I always had in my head that it was a very important game,’ Wenger told the Arsenal website.

‘In my head, I have had a team that will start and play there, for a week or 10 days now. That result we had at Bayern Munich will not influence that selection.

‘The FA Cup is one of our targets. It’s the next game and for us to bounce back after the game we just had, it becomes a very important game. But it always was, in my head.’

The French manager says he expects a completely different Sutton side, despite the U’s suffering three consecutive away defeats.

‘Sutton had six or seven players who didn’t play, so they didn’t play with their regular team. I expect a completely different game against us,’ He added.

‘It will be the FA Cup with everybody supporting them. They’ve been preparing for this game for a long time in their heads with a huge enthusiasm, so you cannot compare that with the game against Boreham Wood.’

Arsenal will be hoping to bounce back when they take on Sutton United in the FA Cup on Monday.

The match at the Borough Sports Ground kicks off at 21:55.