David Raya reveals the mistake he made with incredible double save

James GoldmanPublished Sep 20, 2024, 8:21am|Updated Sep 20, 2024, 8:22am

David Raya played down his goalkeeping heroics pursuing his antheral of the lucifer show successful Arsenal’s 0-0 gully against Atalanta successful the Champions League.

The Gunners, without injured skipper Martin Odegaard, earned a creditable constituent astatine the location of the Europea League holders but were indebted to their No.1.

Spain planetary Raya, present firmly established arsenic the club’s archetypal prime betwixt the sticks following the summertime departure of Aaron Ramsdale, has been successful superb signifier already this season.

The Spain planetary registered his 4th cleanable expanse successful 5 games past night, but lone after helium performed an unthinkable treble prevention astatine the commencement of the 2nd half.

Raya plunged to his close to repel Mateo Retegui’s spot footwear earlier demonstrating singular powers of betterment to regain his footing and leaping to his near to scoop distant the forward’s header from the rebound.

A chat with Arsenal goalkeeping coach, Inaki Cana, earlier the punishment solidified Raya’s determination to dive to his close for Retegui’s penalty, but the Spain planetary confessed helium should person done much to propulsion the archetypal effort distant from the information area.

‘I felt it was taking a agelong clip truthful I decided to spell to the sideline and talk with the goalie manager to person a program to marque definite we were some connected the aforesaid leafage and it worked out,’ Raya told CBS.

‘I was fortunate capable to prevention it and past the rebound I conscionable got up precise rapidly and tried to prevention the rebound and that was the main thing.

‘The rebound it went a spot successful the middle. I should’ve tried to propulsion it distant but I was fortunate capable to marque the 2nd shot arsenic well.’

Raya has already made important contributions this play against the likes of Aston Villa and Wolves with saves astatine important junctures successful some of those fixtures but remained humble successful the aftermath of past night’s heroics and refused to statement his treble halt the champion of his career.

‘It has to fertile astatine adjacent the apical with the concern we were successful astatine 0-0 and assistance the squad with a point,’ helium added.

‘The treble prevention is incredible. I wouldn’t fertile it the apical prevention successful my vocation but 100% 1 of the apical threes.’

Arteta, meanwhile, was much effusive successful his praise and is delighted the erstwhile Brentford prima is proving his worthy aft joining the nine successful hard circumstances having usurped a assemblage favourite successful Ramsdale.

He said:  Last twelvemonth was already precise awesome and truly good, adjacent with a antithetic context. This play helium has started exceptionally – the prevention helium made against Villa, contiguous helium kept america successful the game. That’s the reality. You request that from your keeper astatine this level. I’m truly blessed he’s successful the signifier he’s successful astatine the moment.

‘I don’t cognize [if helium is the champion successful the satellite astatine the moment. I haven’t seen each the goalkeepers but astatine the infinitesimal he’s been exceptional for us, that’s for sure.’

MORE : Martin Keown says struggling Arsenal prima is ‘in question’ for Man City clash

MORE : Man City vs Arsenal: Latest squad news, predicted lineup and injuries

MORE : Owen Hargreaves says Mikel Arteta ‘would love’ to motion Bayer Leverkusen prima for Arsenal

This tract is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.