Arsenal attacker Theo Walcott credits his goalscoring form to a heart-to-heart with manager Arsene Wenger.

Walcott revealed the Frenchman had taken him to one side and told him he needed to be more fired-up on the pitch.

"I actually said, 'do you want me to get stuck into people?' That was my reaction," Walcott said.

"He said, 'no, I'm not saying that'. He wanted me to be more aggressive in terms of running at players, closing them down, tracking back, being there and in their faces.

"Arsene wanted me to be more aggressive on the pitch. And maybe he's sensed I've done that.

"When you are tracking back people wouldn't imagine that Theo Walcott is going to tackle Schweinsteiger.

"No, it's never going to happen!"