Wenger confident in right-back cover

Arsene Wenger believes he has plenty of options at right-back for Sunday’s game against Sunderland in the absence of Bacary Sagna.

Sagna fractured his leg in the Gunners’ 2-1 defeat at Tottenham a fortnight ago and is set to be out for up to three months.

In contention to take the France international’s place in defence are youngster Carl Jenkinson, who’s already played in the position this season, and centre-back Laurent Koscienly.

And Wenger thinks the players available to him will do more than an adequate job for the visit of the Black Cats.

He told the club’s official website: “I think it is more down to Jenkinson because (Francis) Coquelin has never been at ease as a right back.”

“He is not somebody who likes to play at right-back and his confidence is not high there.”

“We have Jenkinson and we have Koscielny who has been educated as a right-back. Djourou can play there too. Koscielny was always a right back, so he can play there.”

“Even [Andre] Santos can play there I think so we have plenty of possibilities.”

Arsenal will be hoping to turn around their horrible start to the season, which has seen them take just seven points from their opening seven games.