Arsene Wenger has described Yaya Sanogo's performance during Arsenal's FA Cup win over Liverpool this afternoon as "excellent".

The striker, who joined the Gunners during the summer, made his first start for the club during the 2-1 victory, which sees the team through to the quarter-finals of the competition.

The manager told the club's official website: "For a first performance he was excellent. He was always in the game, he was a handle for them.

"It's his first official game basically, he played one game in the reserves for 60 minutes. Considering the intensity of the game, he was absolutely excellent."

Arsenal will face Everton in the last eight next month.