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Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale: I get along with Raya - but it's been difficult

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale insists he and David Raya get along.

Ramsdale has lost his first-choice status at the Gunners since the Spaniard's arrival from Brentford.

He said, "Because it's one of the first times it's happened with the situation, it has been difficult.

“Whether it is me or David who plays we need to be able to just focus and play but at the same time, it's a strange, big headline and it's one that we're working through as a club.

“And it's one that the manager puts in front of us and we have to deal with it and that is what we are doing."

The England keeper also stated: “We are with each other for three or four hours a day – there are four or five of us in that group so if we don't get on it wouldn't work.

“We work professionally really well together. We push each other in training and there's days where I come in and I'm down because of the situation and he picks me up.

“And if for whatever reason there might be a day where he's down, and even though I'm suffering and hurting for not playing, I have to stand up and be able to push him and make sure he's ready for the weekend if he's picked to play."

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