No hangover from Chelsea exertions, says winger Walcott

THEO WALCOTT has rejected the notion that Arsenal’s laboured performance against Marseille on Tuesday night was due to a hangover from their exertions at Chelsea.

The Gunners came into the match on the back of a hard-fought 5-3 victory at their London rivals, where talisman Robin van Persie netted a hat-trick.

The Arsenal captain started the Group F tie with Marseille on the bench, but even his introduction after an hour could not help his side secure the victory that would have seen them progress to the Champions League knockout stages.