Mathieu Flamini praises Yaya Sanogo ahead of Bayern clash

Mathieu Flamini singled out Yaya Sanogo for special praise after the striker impressed in Arsenal’s win over Liverpool.

Sanogo was involved the the build-up to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s opener at Emirates Stadium as his turn and shot was parried into the path of the midfielder by Brad Jones.

He didn’t play for a long time but what a game he had

Mathieu Flamini

The 21-year-old striker, who joined the Gunners last summer, proved a handful for Liverpool defenders Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel as he made just his third appearance of the season.

And his fellow countryman Flamini was delighted by the forward’s performance in the 2-1 win over the Merseyside outfit.

“He played very well,” said Flamini. “It was not an easy game for him because he didn’t play for a long time but what a game he had.

“He helped the team very much and was very good offensively. At the end of the day we won the game so it’s very positive for everyone and I’m happy for him.”

Flamini also insisted that Arsenal are in confident mood heading into their Champions League last-16 clash against Bayern Munich.

“We know it won’t be an easy game because Bayern are a strong, strong team but we are Arsenal, we have big ambitions and if we want to qualify we want to produce a big result against them,” he said.

“We’ll do everything, we’ll try to play our best football and get a good result.”