Arsenal press conference LIVE: Mikel Arteta on Atalanta, David Raya save and Manchester City

Mikel Arteta is set to face the press after his side’s Champions League clash with Atalanta. A goalless draw that had everything but a goal and that was certainly due to the Arsenal No.1.

The pair played out a rather dull first period with the main chances falling to the Gunners. Bukayo Saka saw his free-kick, driven low to the bottom right-hand corner, parried around the post by Marco Carnesecchi and Gabriel Martinelli had another great chance to smash a shot toward goal after a setup from Gabriel Jesus but couldn’t find the target.

David Raya performed a wonderful penalty save and followed it up with an even better second stop from the Mateo Retegui follow-up. The Gunners missed big chances again through Martinelli as Arteta could be seen growing more irate on the touchline.

With Manchester City looming large on the horizon and with such little time to turnaround the side before the trip to the northwest, Arteta has plenty to consider. A tactical chess match of a game that ended in a draw but a point that could prove valuable come the end of the league phase.

You can hear everything Arteta has to say on all that and much more.

Arteta on the game

We started the game very well. The first 25 minutes we read their approach really good. After that we lost control of the game because we were very inconsistent.

Arteta on Raya

I witnessed two of the best saves of my career from David in that moment. We had moments with the ball but we never got it into dominance or threat.

Gasperini on Raya’s penalty save

He’s a cat. The first save is good but the rebound is unbelievable. I believe the goalkeeper has been crucial.

Gasperini on the game

Very happy with the performance and also the result. We would have been happy with the point before the game. There was a lot more to be played and it would have been a prize for the performance for the team.

Player ratings

Is there a better goalkeeper in the world right now than David Raya? We’re not sure! The world class Spaniard was the difference tonight. Worrying displays from Partey and Jesus but we’ll stick to the positives.