Jack Wilshere has called on Arsenal to pull together ahead of their first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
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Arsene Wenger's men suffered yet another setback in their search for their first piece of silverware in eight years when they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Wilshere believes the Gunners must seek to emulate 2012's European champions and cross-town rivals Chelsea and rescue their season by winning the Champions League.
"Chelsea are an inspiration for everyone," the England midfielder told reporters. "They weren't having a good season and OK they got a bit lucky in some games.
"But they showed great character and we need to do that. We need to come together as a team. We have good leaders here, a good team atmosphere. That's going to help us.
"Our fans are always great, especially in Europe. They love the European nights here. We need everyone behind us that night. They will be naturally disappointed and we accept that. But we need everyone behind us."
Wilshere also admits that the Gunners would have to bounce back quickly from their weekend heartbreak if they want to get anything against Bayern.
"It's disappointing to go out of the FA Cup," he added. "We know what this trophy means in England and we wanted to go all the way.
"Everyone said it was our best chance of a trophy. But obviously it wasn't! We have to regroup now. We have a big game here against Bayern. We need the fans behind us.
"We know what Bayern are capable of. They have a great team. We have to show our character. We've beaten big European teams here before so we need to do it again."
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