David Raya to the rescue

A point does very little for the Gunners. Although, in truth, would a victory have mattered either?

Nevertheless, Arsenal supporters have their goalkeeper to thank for Man Utd failing to claim bragging rights on Sunday afternoon. Sure, you can question his positioning for the free-kick from which Fernandes scored, but he made three huge second-half saves to ensure the Gunners weren’t beaten.

The stop with his right foot to prevent คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย Mazraoui from doubling United’s lead was outstanding, and his work at the death to deny Fernandes was reminiscent of his leap to stop Mateo Retegui’s rebound in the Champions League against Atalanta back in September. In between those special sequences, Raya smartly denied a clever Zirkzee flick which easily could’ve outfoxed him.

This was a weekend which saw Raya lose ground on Matz Sels in the Golden Glove race, but the Arsenal goalkeeper reminded us all of his brilliance at Old Trafford.

When received the news. That he’d be out for 16 weeks with a knee injury. He return to his car and burst into tears.

It was a devastating moment for the 26-year-old. Who had kept three clean sheets during his first nine Premier League appearances.

But it was Raya’s bravery with the ball at his feet. That was earning him plenty of admirers outside of TW8.

The deepest of deep-lying playmakers, he attempted 300 more passes than any other goalkeeper in the Championship in 2020/21 and continued to pull the strings following our promotion to the Premier League.