‘incredible’ Squad Depth Can Fire Arsenal Toward Multiple Trophies, Says Raya

David Raya has said title for starting spots is driving Arsenal’s blistering shape and nan goalkeeper believes nan “incredible” extent of Mikel Arteta’s squad intends they are tin of challenging connected aggregate fronts.

The 4-0 thrashing of Atlético Madrid connected Tuesday was Arsenal’s sixth successive triumph and their 10th triumph from their first 12 matches. Arsenal person conceded only 3 goals – nan fewest astatine this shape successful nan club’s history – to thief found a one-point lead astatine nan apical of nan Premier League and a cleanable grounds successful nan Champions League aft 3 matches.

Raya has started successful each crippled isolated from nan Carabao Cup triumph complete Port Vale past period but Arteta has been regularly rotating aft spending much than £250m connected recruits successful nan summer. Raya, asked whether that meant they could situation for much than 1 trophy this season, said: “Yes, I deliberation so. I deliberation nan extent of nan squad is incredible. We person a batch of players and we person a batch of players that tin play successful two, three, 4 different positions.

“Like [against Atlético], [Mikel] Merino came connected arsenic a striker and he tin play arsenic a No 8, he tin play arsenic a No 10. So, that’s nan assortment that nan leader has and he’s utilizing it for our advantage and for nan champion of nan team. It’s looking very, very bully and that extent is very important for us.”

The Spain world added: “That gives you an other level successful training and successful games because if you’re not astatine it each day, you tin suffer your spot successful a fraction [of a second]. So, that gives that competitiveness successful training and successful games. That’s really, really important and everybody is connected committee pinch that.”

Arsenal person conceded only 1 extremity from unfastened play this play and Raya has had only 1 changeable connected target to woody pinch successful their past 3 wins, complete Atlético, Fulham and West Ham.

“It’s a corporate effort from nan striker to nan goalie,” he said. “So, everyone is connected it, everyone doesn’t want to springiness thing and everyone wants to intercept that shot earlier it is getting moreover to nan halfway line. So, if we intercept that ball, that intends we tin person a short counter. It’s really, really important for everyone to consciousness that measurement and we’re not giving distant that galore chances, which is perfect.”