Arsene Wenger says that tonights Chapions League match at the Emirates is the start of his toughest 12 days as Arsenal manager.

Wenger said: “It will be the highest challenge of my career at Arsenal. It’s very exciting, the moment of thruth. We have worked the whole season for this.

“I believe that we are in the championship raceand we have two Champions League games in this period.

“The impact of the first game of the sequence is vital. If we produce a good performance, and I am convinced that we will, we can beat Liverpool, we can beat Milan, we can beat everybody in the world.”

Kolo Toure added to the confidence buzzin through the Arsenal camp since the 10 man comeback at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday, he said: “Going forwards Liverpool are really good but we have the quality to stop them. Torres is a great striker and he is doing really well in England.

“But for us, it is not Torres who is the most important, it is the team. If you can stop Steven Gerrard, then you can stop the Liverpool team. Torres is a really good player, but if he does not have a really good Steven Gerrard then the game will be much easier for us.

“They have a good understanding, the way each other plays, the way they pass the ball, the way they move and this is what we will be looking to stop.

“We all believe. We trust each other and know that together we are really strong. We came back with only 10 mean at Bolton and that is really important for mthe rest of the season.”