Arsenal can win Premier League title with ‘best in the business’ star says Mikel Arteta
David Raya is the missing piece in Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal’s quest to win a first Premier League title in 20 years, reckons Theo Walcott.
The Spanish shot-stopper, who won the Premier League’s Golden Glove last season, has started all six games for Arsenal domestically and in the Champions League this term, conceding just three goals in all competitions. The 29-year-old has won a man-of-the-match award in the Gunners’ last three fixtures against Tottenham, Atalanta, and Manchester City.
And his double saves against Villa and penalty heroics at Atalanta were described by manager Mikel Arteta as among the best he has ever seen. Walcott, who spent more than 10 years at Arsenal, is convinced, after a nervy start to life at the Emirates, Raya is now a key component in the Gunners’ quest to dethrone serial winners Manchester City.
“He’s now got a home,” said former Arsenal man Walcott, speaking at a KickX community event on Monday in Addlestone. “As a player, it is important when you find your home and have a good environment around you and good positive people around you, it feeds into you, and you feel like you can’t do anything wrong.
