Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed "unstoppable striker" Nicklas Bendtner to be a success for his side this season.

The Denmark international is in line to make his first appearance for the Gunners since August 2011 against West Bromwich Albion in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

"He had nearly gone somewhere else [in August] and in the end he stayed because it didn't work out and we needed him here," Wenger told the club's official website.

"Now he can convince everybody. We are open-minded, we believe in his qualities. I personally believe in his qualities. It's just down to attitude and fighting [spirit]. When he has that, Nicklas can be an unstoppable striker. He gets his chance. Our job is about that. Take your chance.

"Fans forgive you everything as long as you produce the performances on the football pitch. That's what people want. I think our fans have a positive attitude towards Bendtner and they will be behind him. Only you can create that with your performances."

Bendtner has been at Arsenal since 2004.