Arteta hails Raya reaction as Arsenal win North London derby
Mikel Arteta hailed the reaction of David Raya after the goalkeeper bounced back from a mistake to help Arsenal beat Tottenham.
Arsenal secured a huge three points in the Premier League title race after a 3-2 win at Tottenham, though had to survive a second-half fightback from their North London rivals to claim the win.
The Gunners had led 3-0 at half-time through a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own goal, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, though an awful error from Raya allowed Spurs back into the game.
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The Spaniard’s poor pass, as Arsenal played out from the back, was seized upon by Cristian Romero, who slammed in to reduce the deficit. Spurs captain Son Heung-min scored a second from the penalty spot late on, though Arsenal hung on. Arteta was full of praise for his team, as he reached 100 wins as a Premier League manager, and hailed the reaction from Raya, who helped alleviate pressure with a number of claims from crosses after his mistake.
“Credit to the opponent it is a beautiful stadium with a great atmosphere and we know how much it means to north London. We gave it away and made a huge mistake, but the reaction from my players [was good],” Arteta told BBC’s Match of the Day.
?David Raya stood up and took six-to-seven crosses and that is what we want and if you are going to take risks you have that reaction – I am really proud of them [players].?
On the risk of playing out from the b...
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