Arsenal hero David Raya reveals where 'incredible' double save against Atalanta ranks in his career

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has revealed wherever helium believes his “incredible” treble prevention against Atalanta ranks successful his vocation truthful far.

Raya archetypal dived debased to his close to parry Mateo Retegui’s punishment aft a foul by Thomas Partey connected Ederson aboriginal successful the 2nd half, earlier rapidly getting backmost to his feet and scrambling crossed the enactment to marque a sublime debased halt to his near to guarantee the Italy guardant did not person a header connected the rebound.

And portion Raya - who besides made headlines with a stunning denial of Ollie Watkins during Arsenal’s 2-0 Premier League triumph implicit Aston Villa past period - does not judge they were the top saves helium has made arsenic a nonrecreational truthful far, helium surely ranks them precise highly himself.

“This prevention was conscionable incredible,” helium said. “Maybe not the champion 1 of my vocation but for definite successful the apical three.”

“I went to talk to the goalie manager to get a amended consciousness of what to bash and what not to do,” Raya said. “He helped maine a batch successful each aspect, truthful recognition to him arsenic well.

“He does each the enactment with everything. I was fortunate I went the close mode to prevention it.

“I was unlucky the rebound fell to him but I was speedy capable to get up and prevention the rebound. It’s fantastic to prevention it and for the squad to get a point.

“I deliberation everyone [has helped his form], of people the players and the unit and the fans, the content that they person successful me.

“And Inaki, he’s conscionable truthful assured successful me. I conscionable person to present for the club, fans and for everybody. I’m successful a bully mode now, I’ve got things to amended arsenic ever but I’m successful a bully spot close now.”

Praising Raya, a imperishable £27million summertime signing by Arsenal aft his palmy season-long indebtedness spell from Brentford past term, connected Thursday night, Arteta said: “We needed 2 of the champion saves that I’ve seen successful my vocation from David to enactment successful the game.

“The enactment with the goalkeeping coach, Inaki, helium knew [which mode to go] and they did the occupation and the execution of that archetypal 1 was unbelievable. But the 2nd one, I thought the shot was successful truthful it was truly akin to the Villa one.

“We signed him erstwhile helium was already exceptional, but past you person to bash it astatine this level and particularly successful the discourse of erstwhile helium came in, it wasn’t casual astatine all, but he’s showing the benignant of idiosyncratic helium is and his relation arsenic a person successful the team. That’s precise important.”

Atalanta brag Gian Piero Gasperini said of Raya’s heroics: “He's a cat. The archetypal prevention is bully but the rebound is unbelievable. The goalkeeper has been crucial.”