The England international has been relegated to the bench.
The summer signing from Brentford made his debut in place of the England international on Sunday and kept a clean sheet in a rare victory for his new club at Goodison Park.
Ramsdale was again forced to take a watching brief on Wednesday night as Arsenal made a triumphant return to the Champions League after a six-year absence. Raya put in another polished performance as the Gunners cantered to a comfortable 4-0 victory but the Spaniard insists it is not a forgone conclusion that he will be given a nod against Spurs.
‘It’s his choice, it’s not my choice,’ said Raya of Mikel Arteta’s decision to rotate his goalkeepers. ‘When Aaron comes back in he needs to fight for the team and to win games.supports HTML5 video ‘I understand [the conversations about the decision] and I think it’s the first time two top goalkeepers are in the same team so that’s just part of football now. The gaffer wants two top players for each position and that’s what we have to work with.Arteta was, himself, asked to elaborate on a decision that has cast uncertainty over Ramsdale’s place in his long-term plans after the Dutch champions were put to the sword.
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