Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has vowed to take Arsene Wenger's advice about concentrating on club football and putting the World Cup to the back of his mind for now.

Wenger reacted angrily early in the week when questioned about players such as Walcott needing to maintain form and fitness ahead of next year's tournament in South Africa, with the 20-year-old England international agreeing with his club manager that the immediate focus should be on Arsenal's fortunes in the Barclays Premier League and Champions League.

International football will be the least of Arsenal's concerns this weekend when Chelsea arrive at the Emirates Stadium, particularly after the defeat to Sunderland last Saturday, with defender Mikael Silvestre questioning the commitment of his team-mates at the Stadium of Light.

"You want to play well for your country and the summer (at the World Cup) will come if you have a great season," said Walcott, who came on during the Champions League win over Standard Liege for his second substitute appearance since recovering from an injury to his right knee.

"The best way is just to take every game as it comes and not look into the future because you never know what is going to happen.

"You could have a great season, get injured at the end of it and miss out. So I am just going to concentrate on every single game until the end of the season and see where it takes me.

"I want to get back in the starting line-up for Arsenal and hopefully try and help us to go far in the Premier League.

"We have a got a great bunch of lads and I want to be part of the starting line-up. I just want to get back playing for Arsenal, that is the best way."

While a straightforward victory against Standard sealed a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, facing Carlo Ancelotti's league leaders is seen as the real test if Arsenal have recovered from the Sunderland defeat.