The 29-year old was on parade for the enter duration of the outing but could not save his side from bowing to the Gunners on Saturday
Bakary Sako has encouraged his teammates to take the positives from Crystal Palace’s 4-1 defeat to Arsenal.
Roy Hodgson’s men were comprehensively dominated in the first half of the tie after conceding four goals in a space of 22 minutes.
Goals from Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Laurent Koscielny and Alexandre Lacazette rendered Luka Milivojevic’s second half’s effort a mere consolation.
The defeat is their 11th in the league this season which leaves them in 13th place.