Arsenal in ‘survival’ mode as ‘sensational’ Raya save keeps them top

The moment of the match was scored by Arsenal goalkeeper Martin Odegaard, who helped them beat Brighton and regain their position at the top of the Premier League.

In the final fifteen minutes of a grueling Emirates Stadium, Brighton substitute Yankuba Minteh’s brilliant curling strike from the edge of the box appeared to be headed in the top corner. The Gunners still held on for a slender 2-1 lead.

David Raya, step forward.

The Spain international managed to tip the ball over the bar with such incredible athleticism to stop Brighton from regaining their two goals at level.

Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, told Sky Sports, “It was sensational.” I “had a great perspective” on it.

We need those performances in the crucial moments, according to the statement “that’s what we need from players.”

The save, according to former England captain Alan Shearer, was described as “one of the best you’ll see all season.”

On BBC Radio 5 Live, ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder Andy Reid continued, “You see all the Arsenal players would have gone straight to Raya to thank him for it because it was a big save at such a crucial moment of the game.

Arsenal had dominated the first half, allowing Brighton 15 shots and dominating the second half.

With the number of chances that the Gunners created, Arteta claimed that the “margin should have been much bigger” and that it should never be 2-1.

Shearer added that “That turned out to be a lot more challenging for Arsenal than it should have been.”

Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard, who both caused a lot of damage in the first half, were a big success behind both Brighton wing-backs.

Brighton and Arsenal had already played a number of matches this season, according to their victory.

The Gunners’ squad has been put to the test since the first game of the campaign, with forward Kai Havertz missing with a knee injury, despite dominating play, missing chances, and dealing with injuries to key players.

Due to the absence of Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori in the warm-up on Saturday, left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly stepped up quickly to the starting lineup.

Following his injury layoff, center-back Gabriel made a second-half substitution.

Arteta claimed that his team has been “surviving” the difficulties that have plagued them for six months and that key player injuries are “uniting” the group.

He said, “At the moment, we survived six months, so let’s see, there are still five and a half months left,” “hopefully things will improve.”

“Gabriel arrived sooner than expected, which is great,” said Gabi.

Manchester City have played before Arsenal twice in a row, and the Gunners have to respond.

Arteta claims that his team is looking forward to the challenge presented by their first-ever Premier League victory since 2004.