Arsene Wenger has praised his Arsenal team following their stunning 2-0 win over Bayern Munich.

The Gunners returned to winning form after back-to-back losses in the Champions League to keep their European hopes alive by defeating Pep Guardiola's side who had won 12 in a row in all competitions this season.

In the wake of the triumph, Wenger spoke of his team's decision to play a different brand of football against a dominant team who were set to win the lion's share of possession.

"We had an absolute necessity to win the game and we did it in an intense and disciplined way," Wenger said.

"It was a top level game between two top-level teams. Bayern had more possession than us but we decided to make it tight in our final third and catch them on the break.

"The last part of the game where we went longer and used long balls we could play more in their half and they struggled. I think they dropped a bit physically as well but overall I think we have beaten a very strong team and kept a good level focus from the first to the last minute and kept a clean sheet as well."

Second-half goals from Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil guided Arsenal to a famous win which has them right back in the race in Group F ahead of the November 4 trip to the Allianz Arena.