Arteta was pleased with the performance of Lacazette despite the France international striker failing to score from a good position.
With the score 2-1 to Liverpool, the Frenchman was in a one-on-one with Alisson and should have scored.
It proved to be costly in the end, as Jurgen Klopp’s side scored later on to pick up all three points from the Premier League game courtesy of a 3-1 win.
Arteta believes that Lacazette had the best chance of the game, but the Arsenal boss has still praised the 29-year-old for his overall display against the Reds.
Arteta told Football.London when asked about Lacazette: “They want to win. This is what I like, the mindset of the team. They want to go to any ground and they want to win.
“The boys were really disappointed to lose the game, they really believed we could come here and do it. For large periods of the game we were right there.
“Obviously he had the best chance in the game to make it 2-2 and again put us in a really strong position. He had a great game, he put an incredible performance again and I’m pleased with him.”
Stats
According to WhoScored, against Liverpool on Monday evening, Lacazette took three shots and all were on target, played one key pass, had a pass accuracy of 84.6%, won three headers, took 25 touches, and made one clearance.
It was the Frenchman who put the Gunners ahead in the 25th minute when he took advantage of a mistake from Liverpool left-back Andrew Robertson.
The France international has scored three goals in three league games for the Gunners so far this campaign, according to WhoScored.
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