ARSENAL’S £205million summer spending spree has given Mikel Arteta a few selection headaches ahead of Saturday’s big Premier League kick-off against Nottingham Forest.
With Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber already signed and keeper David Raya on his way from Brentford, a number of the players who helped the club finish second in the title race are suddenly sweating on their places in the starting line-up..
Here’s the Arteta plan for the new season.
Who plays in goal, Ramsdale or Raya?
The move for Raya has come completely out of the blue so soon after Aaron Ramsdale signed his lucrative new contract.
But Arteta wants serious competition for every position and didn’t feel that back-up keeper Matt Turner was putting enough pressure on Ramsdale.
England international Ramsdale remains Arsenal’s first choice for now but he knows Raya is better with the ball at his feet so will have to improve his playing out from the back.