Arteta's task is to keep Ramsdale out of reach

MIKEL ARTETA has strived to innovate during his time at Arsenal. From placing speakers at the side of training pitches and a club dog to keep morale high, nothing has been off limits.

- Simon Collings

But if Arteta can find a way for Aaron Ramsdale and David Raya to coexist, he will have truly positioned himself as an innovator in the modern game.

Arteta is trying to change how football thinks about the goalkeeper position, revealing at the weekend how one of his big regrets is that twice during his managerial career he bottled substituting one during a game.

Competition is a core element of the environment Arteta has looked to create, and his argument is that no position in the starting XI should be safe.

The goalkeeper position, though, is like no other in the team.