Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gives the team instructions during the Champions League quarter-final second leg match against Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena on 17 April 2024. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to use the “pain” of the Champions League quarter-final exit against Bayern Munich to fuel their Premier League title bid.

Arteta’s side failed to clinch a first semi-final appearance since 2009 as Joshua Kimmich’s second half header gave Bayern a 1-0 second leg win and a 3-2 aggregate success.

It was a bitter evening in Munich for Arteta and his players, who had dreamed of leading Arsenal to their maiden Champions League crown.

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