Tomas Rosicky believes Arsenal must bounce back from their thrashing at the hands of Chelsea to prevent their season from unraveling.

The Gunners were thumped 3-0 at home by Chelsea on Sunday.

Rosicky has implored his team-mates to put the shoulder to the grind in the face of their fading shot at a Premier League title.

He said: "The next match is vital. After a defeat like this, you need to have a good reaction, if not it will be even more difficult.

"It will be very difficult to win the title now, we know that. But [to let the season fall apart now] would be the biggest mistake we can make.

"The only thing you can do is carry on and try your best again.

"We tried to play our usual football against Chelsea but they defended very well and in the final third we produced almost nothing, that was the main reason we lost.

"If Chelsea continue to play like that then it will be difficult for anyone to stop them."

The Gunners will try to bounce back from the loss when they host Stoke in the next round of Premier League games.