Arsenal forward Theo Walcott insists his side needs to move on ‘very quickly’ following their humiliating 5-1 defeat against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

The Gunners fell to a humiliating 10-2 aggregate defeat after the Bundesliga side claimed 5-1 victories in both legs of the tournament.

The England international scored the opener during an encouraging opening 45 minutes before Laurent Koscielny’s red card changed the course of the game.

The 27-year-old admits that there is a lot ‘hurt’ among the squad after they were eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday.

‘We wanted to just show passion and commitment, that hasn’t been there in the recent weeks, to be honest, and we did,’ Walcott told the Arsenal website.

‘We gave it our all, we went down to 10 men and it completely changed the whole pattern of the game.

‘We should’ve been smart and just [opted for] damage limitation really. It’s just a big shame. People will be saying that we don’t care and stuff like this but obviously we do care. There’s loads of players who are very hurt, completely, in the dressing room.’

Walcott continued to say that there is no time for the Gunners to dwell on the defeat and focus on their upcoming FA Cup clash against Lincoln City on Saturday.

‘We’ve got Lincoln at the weekend where we’re massive favourites to win that game. We need to move on very quickly from this disappointment,’ He added.

‘We can’t say, ‘if this happened, or if that happened’. That’s the worst thing in football. It’s a good opportunity to go to Wembley and we need to take it. We’ve got a great opportunity there and then we need to work on the league position.

‘I know we’ve got a game in hand, but it’s going to show if we’re ready for the fight towards the end of the season. Trust me – we are. We are, we just need to show that first half on a consistent basis.’

Arenal will be hoping to bounce back when they take on Lincoln City in the FA Cup on Saturday.

The match at the Emirates Stadium kicks off at 19:30.