Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that there is a core of young English players on the verge of getting their opportunity on the big stage.

The Gunners boss has often been criticised over the years for not giving enough chances to the home-grown players in favour of young foreign imports.

However, the Frenchman has dismissed the suggestion and claimed that the north London club have produced many good English players.

Wenger is looking forward to the likes of Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wiltshire and Henri Lansbury, proving worth of first-team opportunities in the next season.

"Gibbs, Jack Wiltshire, Henri Lansbury, all might be included in the group next year. There is a core coming up, but I cannot tell you now whether all of them will make it,” said Wenger.

"I feel we have produced many good players, English players and many of them play in other clubs. We have produced plenty, more than anybody else in England, but not enough for us."