Mikel Arteta makes honest Arsenal demand after Crystal Palace struggles

Arsenal manager said need to quickly get their energy back after his team twice threw away the lead against . Jakub Kiwior and were on target for the Gunners, only for Ebere Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta to peg them back - the latter with a fine lifted finish.

It was 1-1 after half an hour with both teams scoring from set pieces. Trossard restored the hosts' lead, and Gabriel Martinelli was denied a third when the ball went out of play in the build-up to his goal, but .

"We are disappointed with the result and performance," Arteta told as he looks to get his team ready for a big Champions League semi-final. "We didn't find enough consistency in actions to dominate the game. It's part of football and cost us two points.

"It can be difficult. In many aspects of the game we should have done better today. We require the consistency. Today they were very organised and deserved credit. We have to do much better."

When asked about mistakes costing his team, Arteta added: "For sure. Cost you points. It's part of football. We have the most important game of the season in six days. We need to get our energy back."

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Next up for is the first leg of the semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain. Speaking after the game, goalscorer Trossard insisted the performance against the Ligue 1 champions will be a better one.

"The quality today wasn’t there compared to our last game," he said. "We were nowhere near that and we got punished. We need to raise the level with our big game coming up.

"We want to win every game, in any competition. Especially after the last game, we had a good feeling. We just need to be better."

Palace striker Mateta spoke about the momentum the result can bring the Eagles. They're back in action on Saturday, taking on in the semi-finals, and have rebounded after a pair of heavy defeats against and earlier in the month.

"We can go in with confidence and hopefully we will win the semi-final," the Frenchman told Sport. "It is a very big game for the fans, for everybody and I can’t wait to play on Saturday."

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