Gian Piero Gasperini heaped praise on David Raya ’s ‘fantastic’ and ‘crucial’ double-save following Atalanta’s stalemate with Arsenal in the Champions League, comparing the goalkeeper’s reflexes to those of a cat.

David Raya was Arsenal’s hero in their opening Champions League match of the season on Thursday against Atalanta, but the Spaniard has been urged to remember these great moments for later in his career.

A question of volume by Thibaut Courtois against a moment of magnificence from David Raya? It's the Arsenal man who just shades it, his double save from Mateo Retegui's penalty was that good. Admittedly the header on the rebound by the Atalanta striker was as tame as you will see in the Champions League this season but Raya still had to scramble halfway across the goal after what was a very good initial save.