O técnico do Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, criou um problema com a situação de David Raya e Aaron Ramsdale no clube do norte de Londres, acredita o ex-zagueiro do Manchester United Gary Neville.
Raya chegou ao time do Arsenal em setembro e tem sido preferido ao Ramsdale desde então, mas o goleiro espanhol cometeu um erro grave na derrota da Liga dos Campeões para o Lens recentemente e parecia desconfortável novamente em um primeiro tempo difícil contra o Manchester City.
Back in the team for Saturday's visit to Chelsea, Raya was at fault again as he misjudged a Mykhailo Mudryk cross for the Blues' second goal in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal fans responded by singing Ramsdale's name and Arteta now faces a dilemma because while he may prefer Raya, but the Spaniard is currently not performing at the required level.
“David Raya começou bem sua carreira no Arsenal, mas depois teve um jogo ruim na Liga dos Campeões, seguido pelo primeiro tempo contra o Manchester City”, disse Nevile nos comentários da Sky Sports.
“Now, this game. It's getting hot for him. He's got that look on his face like, ‘help'. It's the toughest position to play and certainly when you're at one of the biggest clubs in the league, you're under the most amount of scrutiny – particularly if you're a goalkeeper.
Após o jogo, Arteta foi questionado sobre os torcedores cantando para Ramsdale e respondeu que estava feliz, dizendo que ama o internacional inglês.
Agora, é provável que ele enfrente pedidos crescentes para reintegrar Ramsdale, embora possa ser difícil manter ambos felizes.
“Mikel Arteta has created that, let's be clear with the Ramsdale and Raya situation,” Neville said.
“It's unusual but he says it can work. I've never believed it could, and I believe we're seeing in front of our eyes the challenges that exist because now, there is going to be pressure.
“Aaron Ramsdale hadn't done a lot wrong at the start of the season. Raya has now started to make mistakes.”