It is in their hands,” he told Sky Sports. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended his decision to keep faith with Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has played in the League Cup this season, after the Spaniard’s mistake led to the first of O’Reilly’s two goals. It was the mistake that made you say, ‘That’s a number two’,” Wright told Sky Sports. Former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp was even more critical and said Arteta had to take responsibility. “Kepa is not as good as (David) Raya, that’s why he is number two,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner March 22, 2026 20:04 UTC