Mikel Arteta refused to blame David Raya for the goalkeeping errors that forced Arsenal to come from a goal down to beat Luton Town 4-3 at Kenilworth Road, instead suggesting his team must simply defend situations better.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 28-year-old, a summer signing on loan from Brentford, made two mistakes in the space of eight minutes as Luton turned the tide against the Premier League leaders.<\/p>\n Raya was beaten to a corner by Elijah Adebayo in the 49th minute and was then beaten by Ross Barkley\u2019s shot, which squirmed under his body to give the home side the lead.<\/p>\n But\u00a0Arteta, who was booked for the way he celebrated Declan Rice\u2019s injury-time winner and will now serve a touchline ban, was not interested in blaming the Spaniard, instead telling reporters after the game that Arsenal must simply defend better as a whole.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to defend better the situations as a team. There are certain things leading to the goals and it\u2019s not about blaming, we have never done it, and we\u2019re not going to do it now,\u201d Arteta said when asked about Raya\u2019s display.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s about how the team reacts to that, because it\u2019s going to happen, and I love that response.\u201d<\/p>\n Declan Rice saved the day for Arsenal at Luton \/ Julian Finney\/GettyImages<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t want a draw, we want to win! That drive, that energy, that risk and emotion that we put in the pitch, you can sense it,\u201d Arteta continued. \u201cToday we conceded some goals that we are going to be disappointed with but that\u2019s part of it as well. It\u2019s going to happen and how we react to that, and it was great.\u201d<\/p>\n Raya replaced Aaron Ramsdale in goal for\u00a0Arsenal\u2019s fifth Premier League game of the season and has gone on to establish himself as the club\u2019s number one goalkeeper.<\/p>\n 90min\u00a0<\/em>recently revealed that Arsenal have already informed Brentford\u00a0of their intention to activate the \u00a327m purchase clause in Raya\u2019s loan deal, casting further doubt over the long-term future of Ramsdale.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old, who has been at the Emirates Stadium for just over two years,\u00a0will be allowed to leave Arsenal in the summer,\u00a090min<\/em>\u00a0understands, though he may have still have eyes on reclaiming his place in the side after Raya\u2019s latest display.<\/p>\n
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