After Arsenal’s Champions League tie with Atalanta, the Spaniard gave credit to the team’s goalkeeping coach in addition to himself.

Consequently, what happened?
Arsenal’s failure to defeat Atalanta at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia meant that they could not start their Champions League campaign with a victory. They will, however, be eternally grateful that Raya was added in the summer as he miraculously saved Mateo Retegui’s penalty in the second half and then recovered his headed rebound with even more agility.

THE LARGER IMAGE

Now that the game has paused briefly for the Video Assistant Referee to confirm that Retegui was awarded the penalty, Raya has praised Arsenal’s goalkeeping coach Inaki Cana for providing him with advice on what Retegui was likely to do with it.

RAYA’S MENTION

After the game, Raya spoke with TNT Sports and said, “It’s just a penalty, I was lucky to go the right way.”

“I was fortunate to get up and save it, but I was unfortunate to give the rebound straight to him.” Maintaining the clean sheet and assisting the squad in scoring is fantastic.

“It took a while to determine whether or not it was a pen, so we decided to move to the sidelines.”

“I asked the goalie coach where to go, where not to go, and what to do and what not to do. He was a huge assistance to me in every way, therefore I should also give him credit.”

WHAT NEXT FOR ARSENAL?

Mikel Arteta will look to help his Arsenal side dust off their cobwebs ahead of their crucial clash against Manchester City this weekend as the Premier League’s top two meet at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, September 22.