"With the Gunners holding on to a slender 2-1 lead in the final 15 minutes at a nervy Emirates Stadium, Brighton substitute Yankuba Minteh's brilliant curling strike from the edge of the box looked destined for the top corner. Step forward David Raya. The Spain international somehow produced an incredible piece of athleticism to tip the ball over the bar and prevent Brighton from coming two goals down to level."
""It was sensational," Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports. "I had a great angle on it. "That's what we need from players, we need those performances in the key moments." Former England captain Alan Shearer, working as a pundit for Match of the Day, described the save as "one of the best you'll see all season". "You see all the Arsenal players would have gone straight to Raya to thank him"
"Arsenal had dominated large parts of the match, registering 15 shots and limiting Brighton to none during the first half. Arteta said that the "margin should have been much bigger" and that "it should never be 2-1" with the amount of chances that the Gunners created. "That turned out to be a lot more difficult for Arsenal than it should have been," added Shearer."
Martin Odegaard scored his first goal of the season as Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 and reclaimed top position in the Premier League. Arsenal dominated large spells, registering 15 shots and creating numerous chances in the first half. Brighton introduced substitutions that shifted momentum and produced a dangerous equalising chance late on. Goalkeeper David Raya produced an extraordinary athletic save to tip a curling strike over the bar and secure the victory. Manager Mikel Arteta praised the save as sensational and stressed the need for such decisive performances in key moments.
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