24 September 2023 , 23:02
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Aaron Ramsdale's dad has called Jamie Carragher a "disgrace" and told him to "show some class" after he cracked a joke about the Arsenal goalkeeper following the north London derby.
Ramsdale was on the bench as Arsenal drew 2-2 with rivals Tottenham, with new signing David Raya picked ahead of him for the third game in a row after signing from Brentford over the summer. After Raya made an excellent save to deny Brennan Johnson, Ramsdale could be seen applauding his efforts from the bench.
Carragher, however, joked that Ramsdale was actually "devastated" that Raya had made the save and compared his reaction to that of an actor who loses out on winning an Oscar. Speaking on Sky Sports, the Liverpool legend said: "I thought it was like the Oscars, you know when someone loses the Oscar and they start clapping and smiling for the other person. I was laughing when I saw that. He's absolutely devastated with that really."
However, Ramsdale's dad, Nick, hit back at Carragher's comments on social media, writing: "You are a Disgrace!! Show some class!! My lad has".
Speaking ahead of the derby, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta praised Ramsdale for the way he has reacted to being dropped and admitted it was not an easy decision to make. "Maybe I look [it] but in your tummy when you have players sitting and you have to announce the line-up, it is one of the hardest things," Arteta said.
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"Players feel valued and happy when they play. And when they don't it is very difficult. You want them to feel loved and trusted and the way to do it is to play them. But everybody understands it is a team sport and it is always 11 players starting.
"But we have seen how important as well the finishers are, and how important everybody is going to be in the season and not look back at the team that have played the first six or seven games of the season.
"It is very difficult with every player. And I suffer and I care about every player who is not playing but this is the competition and this is my job to make decisions in the best possible way for the team.
"He has been very supportive and really good around the place and that is what I expect from every single player as when you are on the field, there is someone else who is not. So it goes both ways. So far he has been really, really good.
"Aaron is an exceptional character, he has got this charisma and this aura around him, and we all know that and I fully understand that. It happens with many other players, you see the reception Emile got the other night and it's sending a message that we really like him and I really like him, and we have to deal with that."