Is playing out from the back worth the risk? David Raya, Andre Onana and Robert Sanchez struggles won't stop Premier League managers from giving goalkeepers licence to use their feet
Some of the world's top 'keepers have already made high-profile errors this season when trying to get involved in build-up play
The summer transfer window ushered in a new era for elite Premier League goalkeepers, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham all replacing their No.1s — at considerable expense in some cases.
Since then, each of the new arrivals, aside from Spurs stopper Guglielmo Vicario, have been placed under intense scrutiny. Andre Onana has endured the most challenging start, with the new United 'keeper never far from the headlines in his opening months at Old Trafford. Questions have also been asked of Robert Sanchez at Chelsea who, after a bright beginning, made a game-changing error in Saturday's 2-2 draw against Arsenal.
However, nowhere has the goalkeeping debate raged more aggressively than at the Emirates Stadium. Aaron Ramsdale is a popular figure in north London, but that did not stop Mikel Arteta pushing the club to sign David Raya from Brentford this summer.
Arteta has since been criticised for banishing the England international to the bench in favour of Raya, and the Spaniard's shaky, recent displays have done nothing but added further fuel to the argument.
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