Aaron Ramsdale hits back at critics after his showing of support for David Raya save – as he shares old pictures celebrating team-mates successes
- Aaron Ramsdale was blasted for celebrating a save by team-mate David Raya
- The Gunners goalkeeper has since posted a response on his Instagram story
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Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has seemingly hit back at critics after he was seen celebrating a save made by team-mate David Raya.
Ramsdale was an unused substitute during the Gunners’ 2-2 draw with rivals Tottenham on Sunday, with Raya being preferred to the England international.
And, despite the fact he may be losing out on his No.1 spot at the Emirates, Ramsdale showed a heap of support for his team-mate during the tense North London Derby.
One instance of that came after a brilliant stop from Raya denied Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson from levelling the score in the first-half.
The cameras then cut to show Ramsdale’s reaction from the bench, with the former Sheffield United star seen clapping with his hands aloft and smiling.
Aaron Ramsdale (above) has responded to criticisms of his support for team-mate David Raya
The Arsenal keeper shared two pictures from his page that showed his previous support
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During post-match analysis, on Sky, Carragher said: ‘I thought it was like the Oscars, you know when someone loses the Oscar and they start clapping and smiling for the other person. I was laughing when I saw that. He’s absolutely devastated with that really.’
Later that evening, Nick Ramsdale replied to a Tweet about Carragher’s comments and said: ‘You are a Disgrace!! Show some class!! My lad has’.
And now, the 25-year-old has spoken out for himself – via his Instagram story – after sharing previous pictures celebrating his team-mates’ successes.
The first image that he shared was from his days at Bournemouth and it showcased the keeper celebrating a penalty shootout victory where Cherries team-mate Mark Travers shone in goal.
The caption for the post, which was initially shared in August 2019, read: ‘@marktravers1 (clapping hands emoji) through to the next round. Well in big man’.
The second image showed Ramsdale enjoying the celebrations after Reiss Nelson’s last-minute winner against Bournemouth in March.
Nelson came on as a substitute to score the winning in their 3-2 win over the Cherries and sent the Arsenal players and fans into jubilation.
Ramsdale captioned the original post: ‘Limbs! Enjoy life’.
Ramsdale was seen clapping with his hands aloft after a save from team-mate David Raya
The two Gunners keepers have been battling it out for the top spot in north London
Despite the debate over the starting goalkeeper, Raya was helpless to prevent Tottenham from scoring two on the day and earning a point in the derby.
The hosts opened the scoring through a deflected Bukayo Saka strike before Spurs captain Son Heung-Min levelled the scoring just before the break.
The Gunners restored their lead shortly after half-time, when a Cristian Romero hand-ball saw the hosts earn a penalty and Saka convert his second of the game.
But the visitors fired back just one minute later after James Maddison picked the pocket of Jorginho to set up Son for his second of the match.
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