Arsenal had a mid-week to forget in their Champions League match against AS Monaco, and they got back to winning ways against Everton.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was happy that his team could bounce straight back with a win and keep up their challenge for the Champions League spots.
Olivier Giroud also answered his critics with the opener, before Rosicky late deflected strike sealed the win against a struggling Everton side that are now place 14th on the log after Sunday defeat.
Speaking to BBC Sport Wenger said:
“We were focused, it was a mentally determined performance. You could see we suffered on Wednesday night against Monaco and that was still in our mind but we were patient, that got us a good chance and we got a good win today.
“We were a bit cautious. We just wanted to do our job and win. I am very happy with the mental aspect of our response. With the ball we could do better but the win was the focus today. We just needed the win because the result was very significant for the rest of the season.
Arsenal still has a mountain to climb when they visit Monaco in a week’s time, but they will be buoyed by their third-place spot in the Premier League.