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Defender Maxence Lacroix believes Chelsea should have come away from the Emirates with at least a point.

The Blues went down 2-1 to Arsenal in Sunday’s Premier League clash at the Emirates, as goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard completed the turnaround after Morgan Rogers had put Chelsea ahead in the second minute.

The result was Xabi Alonso’s first defeat as Chelsea manager, though the way his team performed earned them considerable praise.

After Rogers opened the scoring, Chelsea went close to adding a second when Pedro Neto struck the post, while Estevao also forced David Raya into an excellent late save. Lacroix, who completed the full 90 minutes, felt Chelsea merited more from the contest.

“We are a little bit unhappy, of course, after losing, but I believe that we did well to be honest,” the France international said.

“We just have to adjust some points. I think it’s not easy to play there but we did well.”

Lacroix added: “We accept the loss but we want to learn from it. I think it’s good to learn about the mistakes and all the wrong parts. We have to go forward and go again.

“I think it was a good start but once they scored it got more and more difficult. But we showed that we also had good actions and good attacks, so the defeat hurts a little bit. We gave our best.”

The 26-year-old continued: “I think we deserved more. Luck was not by our side, but we have to accept it. The desire to score, the attitude, was clear. We showed good character until the very end. We deserved the 2-2, but we learned for next time.”