Arsenal news: Rice makes Champions League vow after Gunners team-mate slammed

Arsenal's title hopes were dealt a blow with Sunday's defeat at home to Aston Villa, but their season is far from over.

The Gunners could have returned to the top of the Premier League table with three points against Unai Emery's side. Instead, though, late goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins left them two points adrift of leaders Manchester City with six games to go.

One surefire way to put that disappointment behind them would be to overcome Bayern Munich in midweek. Mikel Arteta's team drew 2-2 with the German side in North London after seeing a late penalty appeal waved away, but victory in Bavaria would see them into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Ahead of that game, we have a look forward to Wednesday and a look back to the Sunday afternoon struggles. Here are Mirror Football'slatest lines from around the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice believes victory at the Allianz Arena would be the perfect cure to help the Gunners get over Sunday's setback. A draw in Munich would take the game to extra-time, while a victory by any scoreline would see the Premier League side through to the final four.

"We’re gutted and disappointed we’ve lost a massive game, but now it’s time for a reaction," Rice said after the Villa game. "We’ve been on such an amazing run since January, won so many football matches, and got ourselves back into an unbelievable position after being written off at Christmas.

“Now that reaction starts in the Champions League against Bayern, so we’ll be ready for that. We have to park this (Villa defeat) to one side now. It’s gone, it’s a game of football, we’ve lost but we need to bounce back.

“It’s a great chance for us to get into a Champions League semi-final. Going to the Allianz