Mikel Arteta has full faith in David Raya despite his bizarre error against Tottenham as Aaron Ramsdale continues to warm the bench

Mikel Arteta was quick to come to his goalkeeper's defense after David Raya made a costly error leading to a goal by Tottenham Hotspur.

Mikel Arteta has full faith in David Raya despite his bizarre error against Tottenham as Aaron Ramsdale continues to warm the bench

Mikel Arteta has shown full faith in David Raya despite making a costly error vs Spurs (Via IMAGO)

The goalkeeping situation at Arsenal is difficult to understand. While Mikel Arteta had full faith in Arsenal No.1 Aaron Ramsdale at the start of the season, he has now been completely sidelined by second choice keeper David Raya. The Spaniard has been Arteta’s trusted man between the sticks for several months now, with Ramsdale thoroughly being relegated to the status of a benchwarmer.

Sunday night’s game against Tottenham Hotspur saw David Raya make a costly error in the 64th minute. The No.22’s poor clearance landed at the feet of World Cup winner and Spurs defender Cristian Romero. The Spurs No.17 comfortably found the opposition’s net, paving the way for his side to get back into the game.

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Following the game, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was quick to come to his goalkeeper’s defense, and instead praised him for his performance.

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We're lucky to have David because after the error he made, he played outstanding! He said I own this moment and was magnificent.
Mikel Arteta on David Raya in a press conference after the game vs Tottenham

With just 3 games left to play for Arsenal, fans are fingers crossed for their first Premier League title in the Arteta era.

Mikel Arteta gets all the praise as Arsenal beat Tottenham in crucial League match

Following the 3-2 win against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, Arsenal are edging all the more closer to their first Premier League title under Mikel Arteta. Despite initial hiccups, Arteta has finally made the Gunners into the perfect winning machine and are on the verge of success.

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Can Mikel Arteta lead the Gunners to the PL title this season? (Via IMAGO)

As fans celebrated the win, a surprising statistic revealed that Arteta’s side hadn’t lost a single game against the ‘big six’ this season! The Gunners have won and drawn a game each against Manchester City, Spurs, Chelsea, and Liverpool. If Arteta manages not to lose the game against United, his side will have the perfect record of not losing a single game against the ‘big six’.

Additionally, stats also show that Arteta was quicker to reach 100 wins as Arsenal manager compared to the legendary Arsene Wenger. While it took Wenger 179 games to reach the 100 wins milestone, Arteta did it in 10 less games! Additionally, he was only 7 games slower than legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

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