Arsenal’s gritty display in their Champions League opener away at Atalanta has been described as ‘terrible’, ‘abysmal’ and ‘boring’. That is the view of

When Arsenal signed David Raya on loan from Brentford last summer, eyebrows were raised. After all, Aaron Ramsdale had performed admirably under Mikel Arteta - barring the odd error. Very few felt the north London giants needed a new shot-stopper with the England international in their ranks.

That may be more of an issue for this new Champions League than Mikel Arteta, who seemed content enough to come from Atalanta with a 0-0 draw and an opening point. That was largely thanks to both the intelligence and instinct of David Raya.