Aaron Ramsdale played every minute of our league campaign last season, twice winning the Premier League Save of the Month award, and keeping 14 clean sheets in all.
But that hasn’t stopped Mikel Arteta from strengthening his goalkeeping position yet further, by recruiting Spain international stopper David Raya from Brentford.
The boss believes that increasing the level of competition within the squad will improve the environment across the board, and that it’s healthy for every position – whether in goal or outfield.
“When we had different goalkeepers there were questions as well,” Arteta said in his pre-match press conference.