Arsenal have no number ones in any position - Arteta

Mikel Arteta played for Arsenal for 5 years earlier becoming manager successful 2019 aft a spell arsenic Manchester City's adjunct boss

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says determination are "no fig ones" successful his squad aft signing goalkeeper David Raya.

Arteta is hoping to summation contention successful his extremity with Raya challenging England keeper Aaron Ramsdale.

"To beryllium amended [as a team], the situation has to beryllium better," Arteta said.

Ramsdale, 25, kept 14 cleanable sheets past play arsenic Arsenal finished runners-up to Manchester City, but Arteta said helium hoped Raya's accomplishment and greater contention for places successful his squad volition assistance his players to amended their level of performance.

"When you person to beryllium astatine 100% each day, judge me, your level increases," the erstwhile Everton and Real Sociedad midfielder said.

"We person 2 large goalkeepers, conscionable similar we person 2 large near wingers, 2 large holding midfielders, 2 large strikers. There is nary fig 1 - not successful immoderate position."

Defender Jurrien Timber requires country connected his injured ACL helium sustained successful the opening time triumph implicit Nottingham Forest connected Saturday.

"What happened to Jurrien tin hap to anyone. If Aaron [Ramsdale] did his cruciate, we person to beryllium prepared and proactive. Now, we person 2 fantabulous goalkeepers who precisely acceptable our model."

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel doubts the payment of contention betwixt the sticks, and told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Ramsdale was fantastic for Arsenal past season; he's superb with his feet and he's superb with the halfway concern of goalkeeping. He is the champion English keeper."

"The goalkeeper's presumption is precise reactive. You cannot make thing connected your own; you person to hold for things to happen. You're present asking your goalkeeper to beryllium he's amended than the different one, that means you present person to spell retired and bash worldly - and you don't privation that.

"It's the 1 presumption that you privation to beryllium steady. The worst happening is erstwhile a goalkeeper tries to bash thing and it goes wrong. Every time, it's a goal.

"I don't recognize wherefore Arteta would make this imaginable problem."

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