Ebere Eze’s acrobatic first-half finish proved the difference against his former club, on a day where Palace gave as good as they got against the early Premier League leaders.

Glasner told Palace TV: “I think we made two mistakes in this situation here: a silly foul, and then sleeping on the second ball. We benefitted a few times last year, and let’s say at Palace, for many years: whenever Eberechi gets a free shot inside the box, very often it's a goal.

“Today, we suffered from this situation, but in this situation it was clearly our mistake. But again, when you play a team like Arsenal, who are in fantastic shape at the moment, here at the Emirates, you can't allow this, because most parts of the game I really liked what I saw.

“The performance was good. The first-half was very, very

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