There is no need to scrap FA Cup replays because every Premier League team has enough players to cope with extra matches, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
The future of replays and midweek rounds are among measures being considered to trim the fixture list.
"This is the most traditional competition in England. Let's respect it and keep it as it is," he said.
"I am convinced all of the clubs can compete with the number of games."
Arsenal, who have won the FA Cup for the past two seasons, face Hull in the fifth round on Saturday, three days before their Champions League first-leg tie with Barcelona.
A draw with Hull would leave the Gunners with a fixture headache.
They are due to play Swansea in a Premier League match on Wednesday, 2 March.
They have no fixture the following midweek, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 March, but there are Champions League matches on those nights and Uefa rules prevent top-flight sides playing domestic fixtures on the same night as its premier club tournament.
The FA Cup sixth round is scheduled to be played on the weekend of 12 March when the Gunners are due to play West Brom.
But despite that potential problem Wenger does not want the competition changed before his 100th match in the cup on Saturday.
They have no fixture the following midweek, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 March, but there are Champions League matches on those nights and Uefa rules prevent top-flight sides playing domestic fixtures on the same night as its premier club tournament.
The FA Cup sixth round is scheduled to be played on the weekend of 12 March when the Gunners are due to play West Brom.
But despite that potential problem Wenger does not want the competition changed before his 100th match in the cup on Saturday.
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