Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga says Alexandre Lacazette make the difference for their 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace last night.

Lokonga felt the French forward showed the spirit the rest of the team required to come back and earn a share of the spoils.

“I think Lacazette did well today," he said. “He backed me, he backed the team. I think when we come on we have to bring this mentality that Lacazette did.

“I think he brought fire when he came on and that's what we need to try to do every time somebody comes on."

Lokonga had replaced the injured Bukayo Saka at half-time and was at fault for Palace's second goal – losing the ball in midfield before Odsonne Edouard fired the visitors ahead.

“I think they (the goals) are from two mistakes, one of them mine as well," the 21-year-old midfielder said.

“It is an area where I cannot lose the ball, so it is difficult to speak about the goals when I made a mistake.

“It is difficult to say that we started the game well because we only had the goal. I think after that we relaxed too much because we had to look for the second goal, we had to put more pressure on them and we didn't.

“I want to play the next game as quick as possible. When you play a game like this, you are hungry inside because I made a mistake. I want to play the next game as quick as possible to change everything."