A selection of Arsenal fans have heaped praise on the performance of Alexandre Lacazette during the club’s 2-1 Premier League win over Liverpool on Tuesday night.
The Gunners went 1-0 behind after just 20 minutes on the clock after Sadio Mane had an easy tap-in from a pass from Andrew Robertson.
However, they managed to make a comeback with two first-half goals which came on the back of errors committed by Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.
Reiss Nelson induced the mistake from Van Dijk which put Lacazette through on goal and the Frenchman delivered with the equaliser after rounding Alisson in the 32nd minute.
Prior to the half-time whistle, Lacazette showed impressive workrate to get on the end of a weak Alisson pass intended for Robertson and he thereafter laid the ball into Nelson’s path, who registered his first-ever Premier League goal.
The 29-year-old was handed the captain’s armband for the game with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang featuring on the bench, and he capped off a delightful performance with a goal and an assist.
The Frenchman was also impressive on the defensive front during his 57 minutes on the field and he managed four tackles -which was more than any other Arsenal player, as per whoscored.
This has definitely pleased some of the Gunners’ faithful and here are some of the reactions on Twitter following the hard-fought 2-1 win over the Reds.
Twitter Reactions:
Not only did Lacazette lead the line and get a goal and an assist within the first half, but he made more tackles than any Arsenal player vs Liverpool.
A proper captain’s performance in a big game. Credit him when it’s due! pic.twitter.com/9b2TqVYvHk
— Max. ✍🏼 (@AFCMax9) July 15, 2020
Have to hold my hands up and say credit to Lacazette, since project restart he has 3 goals coming against Wolves, Spurs and now Liverpool. He has this knack of doing well against big teams.
— Sash ~ (@ltarsenal) July 15, 2020
One goal, one assist. Good to see Lacazette back in form. Shutting down his haters. pic.twitter.com/WqtXNX9j9J
— P™ (@SemperFiArsenal) July 15, 2020
I didn’t see too many people praising Lacazette tonight, including me. I thought he was excellent again. Another well taken goal in a big game. His second in a row. Always willing to work hard and tackle back. I’m delighted he’s getting a run of games. I’d play him v City
— Kildare Gunner (@KildareGunner) July 16, 2020
Most proud of Arsenal for taking their chances today. Liverpool made the mistakes yes but arsenal have rarely punished like they did in today’s match. Lacazette was excellent.
— Citrusway 🍊 (@Orange_TTV) July 15, 2020
Lacazette has picked up form since the season restart after the coronavirus shutdown and he has now registered three goals in the space of the previous four league matches.
He is definitely going through his best phase of the campaign and it will be interesting to see whether he can replicate the showing against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.
