Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has defended his selection in his team<span class="notranslate" style=""></span><span class="notranslate" style="">&rsquo;s surprise 2-0 loss to Southampton in the quarterfinals of the League Cup on Wednesday night, a defeat that ended their 19-game unbeaten run.<br /><br />Having made ten changes to the side that started against Bournemouth last weekend, the Frenchman rejected talk that he fielded a weakened team, stressing that he had several established players in the squad who did not show urgency during the game.<br /><br /></span><span class="notranslate" style=""><span class="notranslate" style="">&ldquo;</span>When you look at the team we played, in midfield we had Coquelin, Ramsey, Elneny, afterwards Xhaka. Up front we had Lucas, Giroud was injured, </span><span class="notranslate" style="">&rdquo; Wenger told arsenal.com.<br />&nbsp;<br /></span><span class="notranslate" style=""><span class="notranslate" style="">&ldquo;</span>We had Iwobi, who is a regular player in the first team. I don&rsquo;t think the problem was there - we had players who are used to top-level competition but I think we maybe didn&rsquo;t have the right urgency from the start on.</span>&rdquo;<br /><br />Iwobi lasted the distance against Southampton and his best opportunity to reduce the deficit was in the 83rd minute. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : arsenal.com <br />