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Leboeuf: Arsenal boss Arteta knows he messed up signing Raya

Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf rates Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale ahead of David Raya.

Leboeuf insists Gunners manager Mikel Arteta is getting it wrong by playing Raya in goal.

Speaking to ESPN, he said: "Arteta has to be stubborn because he made a mistake in my point of view so he has to carry on with Raya.

"Because Arteta made that decision he has to stick with it otherwise he's going to lose all the credit he made on the decision he made. It doesn't make any sense to me.

"Ramsdale was the goalkeeper of the season last season but it wasn't what he wanted.

"I think he wants to copy Guardiola with what he did with Manchester and getting the right goalkeeper who can dictate the game from behind and be the first good passer.

"But you have to have a goalkeeper and if he doesn't catch the ball?

"The stats about clean sheets don't reflect what Raya does because maybe the defenders are better now than when they started the season"

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