Arteta to make huge decision on Arsenal's Raya-Ramsdale problem
Arsenal are back in Champions League action on Tuesday night, as they travel to Spain to take on Europa League holders Sevilla.
Mikel Arteta's side will be hoping to avoid another European loss after their 2-1 humbling at Lens last time out. The Gunners have made a solid start to the season, sitting second in the Premier League. They are level on points with leaders Manchester City.
Yet Arsenal have also recorded some frustrating results, including their recent 2-2 draw at Chelsea. It will be difficult for them to win a first Premier League title in 20 years if they don't find some consistency. Victory against Sevilla would be a big confidence boost.
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Fan's bizarre suggestion
An Arsenal fan left Chris Sutton and Robbie Savage speechless after suggesting Zinedine Zidane, the three-time Champions League-winning manager, should replace Mikel Arteta. "I think Arteta has been given a bit too much credit," the fan told BBC Radio 5 Live.
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The ambitious Gunners supporter then added: "It's not just about the league. We got rid of (Arsene) Wenger for consistently getting top four, and I think now we're getting excited and comfortable because we're competing for the league."
He continued: "He's brought the fans together, he has, but in terms of winning the league, in terms of doing something in Europe, I don't think he's the man for us... I think Zidane. I think he's waiting to come to England, I think he'd be the right guy for us.
"I think we're unbeaten, but we saw what happened last year. I just can't see (Arteta) winning the league for us, doing anything in Europe. I think we've got comfortable again. I actually didn't want Wenger to go but I think we're in the same situation again."
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Ramsdale returns
Aaron Ramsdale is back in Arsenal's matchday squad (Getty Images)Who do you think should be Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper? Let us know in the comments below!
Aaron Ramsdale has returned to training after missing Arsenal's clash with Chelsea last Saturday. The goalkeeper was left out of Arteta's squad for the Premier League game to be beside his wife Georgina while she gave birth to their first son.
Ramsdale will be hoping to regain his spot in Arsenal's starting XI after being controversially axed to make way for David Raya. Many fans want to see Ramsdale recalled, with Raya failing to convince his doubters. The latter made two mistakes against Chelsea.
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Arteta backs Raya
Yet Arteta insists he's not concerned about Raya's form. He told reporters on Monday: "That's the pressure of playing for big clubs. You have to win and you have to be at your best and you have someone next to you who is pushing you every single day.
"But if we were to go position by position, you would tell me 'what happens with the left-back, what happens with the holding midfielder'. Did you ask Jorginho a question already, Gabriel Jesus there's another question and that's the debate.
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"That's the beauty of the game as well and you find you have other options, you're going to make those talks more frequently as well. Errors are part of football and mistakes happen, from defenders, from strikers and from goalkeepers."
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