Arsenal resume their Premier League title push today at Wigan and can go four points clear at the top if they leave the JJB Stadium with a victory.
Crucial to their chances will be the form of Cesc Fabegas and Mathieu Flamini, who have formed a formidable midfield partnership for the Gunners this season.
Both of them deservedly received rave reviews for their performance in the Champions League in midweek when Arsenal became the first English side to beat AC Milan at the San Siro.
Fabregas provided the creative flair and Flamini the protective shield that were the fulcrum of Arsenal's 2-0 victory, in which Fagregas scored the crucial first goal six minutes from time.
They were so effective in eclipsing the world-class talents of Kaka, Andrea Pirlo and Rino Gattuso, that Wenger believes they could be the foundation for a period of sustained Arsenal success - and emulate the partnership of Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit in Wenger's early days as Arsenal boss.
Fabregas and Flamini will have a different challenge today at Wigan, not least because the notorious pitch will be somewhat different from that at the San Siro - and significanly less conducive to Arsenal's passing game than the lush playing surface at the Emirates.
However, Wenger is confident they can cope with whatever conditions they encounter.
The manager said of 20-year-old Fabregas, who recently signed a new five-year contract: "He is still a bit young. There is more to come from him and you want him to show that he is the complete midfielder as he did on Tuesday night in attack and defence. It was a most pleasing performance."
Regarding Flamini, who is out of contract in the summer, but has said he is happy at Arsenal and wants to stay, Wenger said: "I believe he will stay. He wants to stay, I want him to stay and we have a good understanding. That should be sorted out in March."
As a partnership, Wenger reckons the midfield pair are bigger and better than the sum of their parts.
He said: "They are very mobile going forward and are technically very good. Before we had players more with impact, now their strength is more about ability.
"They have a good understanding, although they are less physically strong than Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit.
"We have built a team, being very restricted with our spending, and you can only gain the reward if you can keep the team together."
In contrast to the managers of the other three clubs in English football's 'big four,' Wenger consistently builds trophy-chasing sides on a relative shoestring and his own coaching skills.
Although he did pay £13million for Sylvain Wiltord back in 2000, and sanctioned a deal reported to be worth around £17million for Jose Antonio Reyes in 2004, neither player was an outstanding success.
But Wenger's spending has been frugal compared with that of Sir Alex Ferguson, who splahed out £53million just three players - Owen Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson - in the summer. And of course, Arsenal are not in the same league as Chelsea when it comes to spending in the transfer market.
Although the Arsenal board have told Wenger he has some £70million available for new players, Wenger has no plans to spend much of it this summer.
He said: "You look at the amount of money we have spent in recent years and we have not done bad.
"The real target of a manager is to respect the balance of what comes in and what goes out, do well with the funds available.
"We have money available because we have made the right decisions.
"I believe a football team is not about buying and selling. I believe it is more about building and working together and going through a growing process. It is enjoyable now to see the team going slowly up and seeing what they can do.
"I believed in this team and winning [the title] would prove me right. I am confident I will be proven right."
Wenger could have Dutch striker Robin van Persie back in action - possibly coming off the bench - at Wigan.
"He can make a difference," the manager said of Van Persie. "He's played eight games only in the championship so to have him back for the last 10 games would be patience rewarded for us.
"When you lose a player like that you are in trouble but we have compensated well. He's desperate to come back."
Wenger's main aim today is to see his team bring their Champions League form to the JJB, particularly as they have faltered recently in the Premier League with draws against Birmingham and Aston Villa.
Wenger said: "The maturity of the team comes in when you have to go from the level we showed in the Champions League to a completely different type of game and have the same focus."
