Arsenal defender Pablo Mari says it is very easy to play alongside new teammate David Luiz.

The former arrived in the January transfer window in a loan with an option to buy deal.

Mari got his first taste of action in an FA Cup win over Portsmouth recently.

And speaking to the club's media channel, Mari was full of praise for his central defensive partner Luiz.

"We know that David is an unbelievable player," he said in the interview.

"He's had a good career and is a good football player, and also playing with him is so easy.

"These two games with him in the starting XI were nice because I only focused on my job and I didn't need to focus on other jobs.

"This is easy when you want to have a big game.

"We know he's an experienced player and sometimes when you need to do different things in the last minutes, like when you need to make calls or something like this, he can do it.

"For us, it's easy to play with him."