Arsenal’s Champions League probabilities continue to increase due to the success of Mikel Arteta’s defence and in particular, Aaron Ramsdale.
The Englishman has been excellent for the Gunners since becoming a starter and this is proven by the statistics making him one of the best goalkeepers in the league.
Arsenal and Ramsdale have kept 11 clean sheets in the Premier League this season which is the third-highest behind Liverpool’s Alisson Becker and Manchester City’s Ederson Moraes.
However, Arsenal’s goalkeeper has the highest goal prevention rate in the league highlighting his importance to Arteta’s side in their push for a top-four finish.
Ramsdale has the highest goal prevention rate in the league at 1.41 with Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Jose Sa following in at second place with 1.36.
Fans were sceptical about the £30 million price tag for him after playing his part in back-to-back relegations from the English top-flight, but now supporters are starting to eat their words.
At the start of the season, the Gunners had lost their opening three Premier League games and had conceded nine goals in the process, with Bernd Leno starting all three.
However, Ramsdale has hardly put a foot wrong during his debut Arsenal season and is a major reason why the club is starting to see a transformation at the moment.
If Arsenal finish in a Champions League qualification spot, then it will be thanks to the heroics of Ramsdale and his ability to compete amongst the best goalkeepers in the league, which was not expected of him when he first joined the club in last summer's transfer window.
The 23-year-old brings leadership and passion to the backline that the Gunners haven’t seen since Jens Lehmann and it is contagious around the team.
Now, supporters are calling for him to be England’s number one goalkeeper, but just his presence in the international squad has led to the excitement of Arsenal fans whenever the Three Lions are mentioned.
If Ramsdale continues to top the leaderboard for his goal prevention rate, then that would likely steer the Gunners towards a top-four finish ahead of next season, which should make football fans class the goalkeeper as one of the best in the country.
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