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<\/p>\nFormer Premier League goalkeeper Shay Given has admitted he feels sorry for Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale.<\/p>\n
Despite Ramsdale having inked a new long-term deal earlier this year, the arrival of David Raya from Brentford on-loan with an obligation to buy has seen the England international spend the majority of the 2023\/24 campaign on the bench. The 25-year-old started Arsenal's first four Premier League games, before being benched for Raya.<\/p>\n
Since then, he has played just three times, facing Brentford twice due to Raya being ineligible to play his parent club, and West Ham in the EFL Cup – a clash which saw Mikel Arteta's side dumped out of it 3-1 by the Hammers.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/b>Mikel Arteta ignores David Raya questions in awkward interview after goalkeeper's howlers<\/b><\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/b>David Raya suffers two howlers at Luton as Arsenal keeper slammed as 'rubbish liability'<\/b><\/p>\n
One individual who knows exactly what it takes be a top flight shot stopper is Given, who made 450 Premier League appearances across spells with Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Stoke City.<\/p>\n
And Given, who now works as a pundit for various media outlets, including Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Amazon Prime amongst others, is no stranger to the dynamics behind the scenes between a first and second choice keeper. During his time at Newcastle, Given and Steve Harper served as the Magpies' two goalkeepers for over a decade, with the Republic of Ireland international first choice at St. James' Park.<\/p>\n
Who should Mikel Arteta be starting in net? Aaron Ramsdale? Or David Raya? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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On Tuesday night, Arsenal nearly suffered a shock result against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road, with Raya making two costly mistakes that led to goals. Thankfully, the Spaniard's blushes were spared by Kai Havertz, and a late injury-time winner from Declan Rice, with Arsenal winning the game 4-3 to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League table. <\/p>\n
And, speaking exclusively to Daily Star Sport, Given has explained that while he believes Raya to be "a top keeper," he believes Ramsdale has been hard done by. "It's really topical this season [the battle between a number one and number two goalkeeper]," Given told Daily Star Sport<\/b>.<\/p>\n
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"People mention Raya and Ramsdale and I think at Brighton, [Jason] Steele and [Bart] Verbruggen have got the same thing going on as well, with De Zerbi changing the goalkeeper a bit as well. I've said this before, I felt really sorry for Ramsdale if I'm being brutally honest. <\/p>\n
"Not taking anything away from Raya, I think he's a top keeper as well, but what's the saying, if it's not broke, don't fix it. I believe that last year, Ramsdale was one of the reasons they were challenging for the Premier League because he's a top goalkeeper, so it was a strange one to bring him [Raya] in, but he's [Arteta], made that decision and you know, he's got to live and die by that."<\/p>\n