Wojciech Szczesny can regain his place as Arsenal number one if he dedicates himself completely to the task , according to former double-winning goalkeeper Bob Wilson . The Poland international is expected to feature in the FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester United on Monday night , provided he recovers from the virus which stopped him from being on the bench for the midweek Barclays Premier League win at QPR . Szczesny , 24 , has not started a league game since the 2-0 defeat at Southampton on New Year 's Day , where he was culpable for the goals and afterwards was also caught smoking in the showers . That indiscretion resulted in a fine from the club . Wojciech Szczesny ( right ) has not started a game for Arsenal since Southampton on New Year 's Day . The Polish shot-stopper has been ousted by David Ospina ( right ) but is likely to play on Monday night . Despite Colombian David Ospina making the most of his opportunities in recent weeks , Wilson , part of the Gunners ' 1971 league and FA Cup-winning side , still believes 6ft 5in Szczesny has what it takes to cement a regular place between the posts once more . 'From the time Wojciech got into the Arsenal first team there were a lot who asked if he was good enough and I thought , `` this boy has the potential to really be a solid , outstanding goalkeeper '' . I still believe that because he is - for his position - still relatively young , ' Wilson said . 'All I would a say to him is `` look , Arsenal is one of the greatest football clubs . If you go from here I am not sure you are ever going to get a club as good as this . At your age now you need to dedicate yourself to being the best you can be , to the exclusion of a lot of other things in your life '' . ' Former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson says Szczesny must work hard to regain his place in the team . Ospina has made the most of his opportunity , tying down the No 1 goalkeeping position at the Emirates . Wilson recalled : ' I was a very late starter , but once I was in the Arsenal side , my family almost came second to my ambition . ' I devoted every moment to regular training and then when the boys went in for their bath , I stayed out [ on the field ] . ' I wanted to make sure I never ever left the game saying I could have been better , so my message to Wojciech would be `` come on , prove how good you can be '' . ' Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is confident Szczesny , who has played in Arsenal 's last two FA Cup ties , will be sharp if selected again . Arsene Wenger ( centre ) will have a tough choice on his hands if Szczesny ( right ) impresses in the FA Cup . 'Wojciech is used to playing in big games and I think he will take that as a big challenge to show his quality , ' the Gunners boss said . 'He works very hard in training , so I do n't think that will be a problem . ' Arsenal head to Old Trafford in search for a first win there since September 2006 , but on the back of good league form . Wenger said : 'We are the holders of the FA Cup , this competition is important to us and we want to go there to produce a result . '
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson believes Wojciech Szczesny is good enough to regain his place in the Gunners ' starting line-up . He says Szczesny must dedicate himself to being the best he can be . Arsenal face Manchester United in the FA Cup and Szczesny is expected to start in goal if he has recovered from a virus . TL;DR Arsene Wenger will not rush back Petr Cech into action against Chelsea on Saturday after the Czech keeper was ruled out for up to two weeks with an ankle injury.