Former Chelsea defender weighed in on Mikel Arteta’s persistent selection of David Raya

Frank Leboeuf suggests that the Arsenal manager might be retaining Raya in the starting lineup.

David Raya has been on the radar of many experts since his inclusion as the first-choice goalkeeper at Arsenal. Former Chelsea defender turned pundit Frank Leboeuf has weighed in on Mikel Arteta’s persistent selection of David Raya.

The Brentford man has been preferred over Aaron Ramsdale as the first-choice goalkeeper for the Gunners. Arteta showed a great preference over Raya.

Frank Leboeuf suggests that the Arsenal manager might be retaining Raya in the starting lineup to avoid appearing weak in his decision-making, rather than due to Raya’s superiority as a goalkeeper.

Ex-Chelsea man said, as quoted by The Sun: “Arteta has to be stubborn because he made a mistake in my point of view so he has to carry on with Raya.

“Because Arteta made that decision he has to stick with it otherwise he’s going to lose all the credit he made on the decision he made. It doesn’t make any sense to me.

“Ramsdale was the goalkeeper of the season last season but it wasn’t what he wanted.

“I think he wants to copy Guardiola with what he did with Manchester and getting the right goalkeeper who can dictate the game from behind and be the first good passer.”

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