ARGYLE manager Paul Sturrock is very hopeful that Arsenal will field their strongest possible team when the Pilgrims travel to the Emirates on Saturday.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has shown a tendency to pick younger squad players for previous cup games and Luggy is fearful of the extra incentive these young guns bring to the table.

A youthful Arsenal team mauled Sheffield United 6-0 in the Carling Cup third round back in September but they were then knocked out by Burnley, although Luggy is not taking great solace from that result.

"[My biggest fear is] Arsenal 6 Sheffield United 0," he said.

"It terrorised me the first time I watched it. I taped the highlights that night but I refuse to watch it now. Burnley beat them but their goalkeeper was man-of-the-match by a mile - he made five or six saves from one-on-ones.

"I am very hopeful they will play their strongest team as well. It would be nice to have a challenge like that and the players are all up for it, as long as none of them freeze on the day.

"There is an edge to their younger players and they will want to give 200% instead of 100%, and we could maybe catch Arsenal a couple of gears down.

"There were half-a-dozen of them nowhere near to the first-team squad [against Sheffield United] and that scares the living daylights out of you, if you're a footballer or a manager.

"I hope he [Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger] plays his strongest team. Everybody wants to be assessed, management and players.

"We will have to be at the top of the game. Whatever happens, I would love to think that we will be competitive."