Aaron Ramsdale has opened up on his respect for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.

The English goalkeeper replaced Bernd Leno as Arteta's first-choice goalkeeper last season.

And Ramsdale has revealed he shares a close relationship with his manager.

"I think the first phone call I had with the boss it went really well," Ramsdale told the Evening Standard. "He started asking me about the family and things and he personally asked to ring my dad, to be honest I don't actually know what that conversation was about.

"It was just one of those things, to know that the manager wants to find out about your family and it wasn't about him telling my dad: 'This is the best place for him' and trying to get me to sign.

"It was actually just finding out what I'm like as a person, what the family is like and you can just feel the culture he has created at the club. He asks about my family, I think he asks about everyone else's family near enough every other week and that shows what type of person he is.

"They (other clubs) ask about your family and stuff but I have never seen it to the extent of having someone's number and dropping a message every now and then to see if everything is alright."