Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is adamant winning the FA Cup can rescue their season.

The Gunners missed out on securing Champions League football for the first time in Arsene Wenger's 21-year reign after finishing in fifth place, despite amassing 75 points - four more than last term, when they were runners-up to Leicester.

"The season's been an odd one," said the 23-year-old midfielder. “If you look at the table, I think we finished on 75 points. In other years that might have put us in different situations, but times change and you've got to move forward with the other top teams.

“We've failed to do that in the League this year, which is why we've missed out on the top four. But we've given ourselves an opportunity to win a trophy. When you're in football, winning trophies is what it's all about.

“It will obviously be a bonus this season to finish on a more positive note. There will obviously be that feeling of wanting to finish higher up the League. There's no doubting that and we can't hide from it. We need to own up to that.

“But the FA Cup's a big trophy, one that we want to win - and it will definitely boost morale going into next season."