A selection of Arsenal fans on Twitter heaped praise on Albert Sambi Lokonga following a solid midfield display against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Belgian joined the Gunners from Anderlecht as a relatively unknown, but he has earned plenty of plaudits from the fans during pre-season.

With Thomas Partey’s injury, he was picked to start alongside Granit Xhaka against Spurs. The 21-year-old made a good impression in his 73 minutes.

He showed excellent ball control in the centre of the park. He displaced just one of his 32 passes attempted in the opening half of the friendly.

The derby result did not go in the Gunners’ favour with a 1-0 defeat. They could have quite easily lost by a bigger margin on some other day.

However, Lokonga’s performance was one of the big positives from the game. Some of the club’s faithful were delighted with his showing.

Twitter reactions:

https://twitter.com/gooner_gazette/status/1424386719244333062

Lokonga has been exceptional.

— Gooner Craig (@GoonerNow) August 8, 2021

Xhaka Lokonga White excellent.

— The Gooner Talk (@TheGoonerTalkTv) August 8, 2021

Yeah White looks solid and Lokonga is class. Pepe was good too. Just need to start scoring.

— Stu Mac (@StuartyMac07) August 8, 2021

Lokonga was superb today

— maai