Arteta stood up for the goalkeeper who failed in the match against Luton

Arsenal's head coach, Mikel Arteta, commented on goalkeeper David Raya's disappointing performance in yesterday's Premier League match against Luton (4-3). The team struggled to secure a win against the modest opponent, eventually clinching victory in the 97th minute.

The Spanish goalkeeper was directly at fault for two goals conceded. Statistical portal WhoScored rated Raya the lowest in both teams with a 4.01 score, the lowest for any Premier League player this season.

Despite the goalkeeper's errors, the Arsenal manager refrained from placing sole blame on Raya. Instead, he supported him, highlighting the team's collective responsibility for the conceded goals.

"We conceded a few goals. Undoubtedly, we are disappointed. But that's part of football. The question is how we'll react to it. We need to defend better as a team; certain mistakes lead to conceding goals. It's not about blaming anyone specific; we never did that, and we're not going to do it now. We could have defended much better in the episodes leading to the conceded goals as a team, I'm sure of that", - quoted Arteta by Sky Sports.

Following Arsenal's win, they secured the top spot in the Premier League table, currently leading Liverpool by five points. However, Manchester United will play against Sheffield today and could close the gap with a victory.