Ladyman: Ramsdale 'should be left alone' to sort out his problems by himself
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale should be left to handle his current issues at the club by himself, according to Mail Sport's Ian Ladyman.
Ramsdale has lost his place in Mikel Arteta's starting line-up this season after being dropped for David Raya, and his father, Nick, spoke out earlier this week criticising the way the situation had been handled by the Arsenal boss.
Nick claimed Arteta had given no prior indication that he was planning to drop his son, and admitted Ramsdale had 'lost that smile' in recent weeks.
He also hit out at Jamie Carragher earlier in the campaign when the former Liverpool defender suggested Ramsdale was being disingenuous for giving exaggerated applause to Raya following a fine save in the north London derby.
Having spoken up again, Ladyman believes Nick is not doing his son any favours and should leave him to deal with his own problems in the future.
'I think Aaron should be left alone to sort this problem out for himself,' Ladyman said on Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off podcast.
'We all have a bit of sympathy for him. We don't really think he should have been dropped. We don't think the bloke who is replacing him is playing particularly well. However, he's not the first footballer to be left out of a football team.'
Ramsdale blamed his dad's outburst at Carragher on him having a few too many drinks on the golf course while on holiday.
Sutton believes the England shot-stopper dealt with that well, but admits his father isn't helping by voicing his opinion.
However, he has played down the significance of Nick's latest comments, insisting he is only trying to show support to his son.
'His dad has come out sticking up for his son. I know with the last incident with his dad, the speaking out, Aaron
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