Arsenal hero Jack Wilshere has urged his old club not to panic after their 4-0 defeat at Liverpool.

Wilshere is convinced the Gunners remain on track for a top four finish.

He told Sky Sports: "Without stating the obvious it goes down to the big three and that's what gives Arsenal a real chance for top four because nobody is making a real run for it at the moment.

"In terms of the title race I hope Chelsea pull too far ahead but Liverpool and City are both top top teams and there won't be many games where they will drop points.

"It will hurt when the players are on the bus and the manager is hurting but Liverpool will do that to teams.

"We can't get carried away and the manager talks about the progress and they're still on that journey and sometimes with young players you don't get consistency.

"1-0 at Anfield isn't a bad place to be but they changed something and pressed higher and it made it a lot more difficult for Arsenal.

"They tried to stick to the game plan but Liverpool made that too difficult. For all the Arsenal fans if you said you'd be 5th at this stage especially after the start of the season we'd have taken it."

Wilshere also reasoned: "I've seen the biggest teams in the world come here and collapse. They were better than us for 96 minutes and that's the level.

"They've been together for six years and you can see that."