Kieran Gibbs has urged his Arsenal team-mates to stand up and support Arsène Wenger by putting in the performances the manager deserves as payback for all that he has achieved for the club during his 15-year reign.
Defeats to Liverpool, Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers have left the Gunners fourth from bottom with a goal difference of minus eight before Bolton Wanderers' visit to the Emirates on Saturday.
On Tuesday evening another shaky performance in north London against Shrewsbury Town in the Carling Cup third round ended in Arsenal winning 3-1, after they had initially fallen behind.