Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta had mixed emotions after their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal had given Arsenal the perfect start but after Jordan Ayew had levelled the scores, the captain saw red following a VAR review.

Arteta later said: "I was pleased with how we started the game, with the way we dominated the first half. We saw things that we'd worked on in training and the way they executed them was good. But obviously after the break we knew they were going to push, they had more bodies forward, they put us under pressure more. We started to give bad free-kicks away and that's something that we have to avoid.

"Then we switched off for the goal. We completely switched off and allowed them to put the cross in. We turned and conceded the deflection, and I was very disappointed with that. After that, I must say that we reacted really well again after conceding the goal. After Auba's red card, we reacted even better in my opinion."

Arteta admits his captain deserved his red.

"I just watched it and it looked nasty, to be fair. Knowing Auba, there's no intention to make such a tackle. Hopefully he hasn't been injured and we are sorry for that. The decision was made and we have to accept it."

On Aubameyang's three-match suspension, he added: "That's a massive blow. We know how important Auba is for the team. Maybe we're going to lose him for a couple of games."