ARSENAL fan Piers Morgan has revealed he has "big question marks" over Mikel Arteta this season.
Arsenal surrendered their unbeaten status in the Premier League on Saturday after suffering a controversial 1-0 defeat to Newcastle.
And the loss has led Morgan, 58, to ask questions over the direction of the club.
The Gunners fan and TV host criticised Arsenal's goalkeeping situation in particular.
Arsenal signed David Raya from Brentford this summer on loan with the option to buy for a deal worth £30million.
While Ramsdale initially retained his place in the team, Raya has been first choice from the first international break onwards.
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And Morgan has asked why Arteta has opted to drop Ramsdale after he performed so well last season.
He told talkSPORT: "I still don't get the [David] Raya thing in goal.
"On the goal that should never have been allowed, he made yet another cock-up.
"Aaron Ramsdale is watching week after week. Is Raya showing anyone he is an upgrade from Ramsdale? I don't think he is.
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"I think unfortunately all the pressure was created entirely by Arteta, who said he was going to have two No1s.
"Nobody believed that when he said it, and it is clear he thinks Raya is his No1.
"I don't think most Arsenal fans look at this situation and are still confident in our goalkeeper.
"So [Mikel Arteta] has managed to destabilise the goalkeeper situation; he hasn't bought a world-class striker, and I think these are big question marks on Arteta.
"Did he really look at last season when we choked the title and think, how do we go and win the title?
"Getting Declan Rice was brilliant, but he did not get a striker, and he has cocked-up the goalkeeper thing.
"Personally, I would bring back Ramsdale with a point to prove. I think he is a better goalkeeper.
"I don't care what fancy footwork Raya does; if he can't stop goals, then I am afraid he should not be in goal.
"The primary function of a goalkeeper is to stop goals from being scored, not to play like Zinedine Zidane."
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Arsenal host Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday, with a chance that Ramsdale may come back.
Their next Premier League game comes at home to Burnley on Saturday.
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