Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has detailed how manager Mikel Arteta wants him to play out from the back.

Raya revealed Arteta wants his keeper to draw in the opposition press before playing the ball out from the back.

The Spaniard admits it can be risky, but also told the Athletic: “It's something I have internalised, but it's also the coach's orders.

“What he doesn't want is for us to start hitting balls — we have to invite a player (opponent to press) to come out a little bit. I'm the free man, and once a striker or someone jumps me, that leaves a free man on the pitch, and we have to look for superiority. That's the way the coach tells me to play.

“The fans aren't used to us goalkeepers having the ball for a long time and if they (the opponents) don't press, you have to wait for the moment to pass the ball. It's a risk that we take, but I take the responsibility that if, one day, there's a mistake I'll raise my hand. There's no way around it."

On their approach to beating Manchester City last week, Raya added: “In the first half, we tried to play a bit more from the back with some scares. In the second half, we changed the way we played, to lure them a bit more but with the possibility we had, to look for the back of their defence. With direct balls, we hurt them a lot."