David Raya, Mikel Arteta and the four days that proved Arsenal boss' ruthless move was right

"Errors are part of football. It's how you react to it, especially for the keepers which is probably the most difficult position. He did so in an amazing way."

Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Aaron Ramsdale in the wake of Arsenal's 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday evening. In an evening of mixed emotions for the Gunners shotstopper, it was relief when referee Rob Jones blew for full time against the Bees after Ramsdale was bundled out by Kai Havertz in the 86th minute.

To his credit, Ramsdale recovered well to make two smart stops to deny Ivan Toney and Nathan Collins before Havertz's eighth league goal of the campaign secured a huge three points for Arteta's men. It was, after all, Ramsdale's mistake that allowed Yoane Wissa to eqaulise for Thomas Frank's side on the stroke of half time.

On a rare start for the 25-year-old, many are of the impression that the Arsenal man flunked his final chance to reclaim the No.1 spot at the Emirates.

Deputising for the ineligible David Raya, unable to face his parent club, Ramsdale returned a WhoScored.com rating of 6.00 in the narrow victory over the weekend. Injuries or suspensions permitting, that is likely to be Ramsdale's final appearance in an Arsenal shirt this season.

That's not to say the latter has done anything wrong during his time at the club. In fact when it was clear Arsenal were set to sign Raya last summer, it was a decision that raised eyebrows.

Granted, the north London side fell at the final hurdle in their Premier League title pursuit last season but that wasn't solely down to Ramsdale, who kept 14 clean sheets last term; only David De Gea (17) kept more. Nevertheless, the reasoning behind signing a goalkeeper of Raya's calibre was that Arteta wanted a