The Gunners were favourites to advance before the tie, but the 3-1
defeat at Emirates Stadium means Arsene Wenger's men will need three
goals at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday March 17.
Coquelin,
however, is confident Arsenal can haul themselves back into the contest
and go beyond the round of 16 for the first time since they were beaten
in the quarter-finals by Barcelona in 2009-10.
He told Arsenal's
official website: "We've got a lot to fight for. We've got a big game in
the Champions League [the last-16 second leg against Monaco] and we
need to try and turn that one around. Everything is possible in
football."
But before attention can turn to European football, Arsenal must travel to Old Trafford as Wenger's men continue their march towards a second successive FA Cup crown.
The
sides have not met in England's primary domestic cup competition since
the same stage in 2011, when United ran out 2-0 winners.
Coquelin
added: "The most important thing is that we've rebuilt our confidence
now and we can go there [Monaco] and to Manchester full of confidence to
try to get a result."
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