Raya settles Arteta's goalkeeping debatepublished at 10:38
Arsenal 4-2 Porto on penalties (1-1 on aggregate)
Phil McNulty
Chief Football Writer at ` Sport
David Raya has put to rest any lingering disputes over manager Mikel Arteta's judgment and his status as Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper, amid the noise and fury of a dramatic Champions League victory over Porto at the Emirates Stadium.
Raya's shaky start as Aaron Ramsdale's replacement suggested Arteta was trying to fix something that wasn't really broken by bringing the Spaniard from Brentford to replace the Arsenal fans' favorite who was good enough to to play for England.
And in the spirit of full disclosure and before the reminders come in and big chunks of the humble pie are thrown this way, one of the biggest doubters is here and has to admit he was wrong after witnessing Raya's finest night since arriving at Arsenal has.
Raya delivered when it mattered most, providing further confirmation of his continued improvement and reliability with two penalty saves against Wendell and Galeno as Arsenal won 4-2 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in 14 years Champions League reached shootout after a 1-0 win that evening.
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