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Luton boss Edwards on Arsenal loanee: Sambi has been brilliant

Luton Town boss Rob Edwards is delighted with Albert Sambi Lokonga's recent form.

Lokonga was superb in victory over Sheffield United.

Edwards said of the Arsenal loanee: “Sambi was brilliant and when I talked about that control and allowing us to start to change and evolve, he's one of the key players that can help us do that.

"His work-rate, his quality is top. We've got to make sure we keep looking after him and managing him right, because we don't want to break him.

"We want him out on that pitch because he helps us, he really, really does help us."

Ross Barkley also said of his teammate: “He's got that quality as well, he'll take the ball under a little bit of pressure, find me and we'll link up.

"For me it's another relationship we need to build as I've played with Pelly (Mpanzu) and Marvelous and now Sambi. So it's building a new relationship with different players, but all players provide different strengths.

"With Sambi I feel like we blend well, there's a good mixture. He's had two games on the trot now, he's just finding his fitness. It took me a few games to find my rhythm, so he'll get better."

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