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Aaron Ramsdale told difference between him and Alisson after David James comparison

Aaron Ramsdale made a mistake to allow Liverpool to take the lead against Arsenal last weekend but has still been a good No.1 for the Gunners since arriving last summer

Aaron Ramsdale was beaten at his near post by Diogo Jota last weekend(Image: REUTERS)

Aaron Ramsdale gets a chance to show this weekend if he's ready to take the England No 1 spot from Jordan Pickford.

It was poor goalkeeping from him against Liverpool. Don't get beaten at your near post. For how good he's been and the accolades he's getting, he's not at the top, top level yet. Look at Alisson. He has nothing to do all game and then makes an unbelievable save from Martin Odegaard. That's the difference.


But I don't think there's a lot between Ramsdale and Pickford at all. And I don't think Pickford's place is safe. He could be playing in the Championship for Everton next season. It's okay saying someone will buy him but all the best teams have a good keeper already. Ramsdale needs experience and might as well play in these England friendlies.


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Ramsdale hasn't made too many mistakes. It's not so long ago, before he joined Arsenal, that he was letting in goals left, right and centre for Bournemouth and Sheffield United. So you can see how far he's come that we're shocked when he makes a mistake like he did against Liverpool. We thought he'd cut those kinds of things out of his game.

Now we'll see on Saturday how he reacts. Does it affect him or does he come out still for crosses, dominate his box? It's a hard job being a goalie. Is he ready to be England No 1? I'd like to see how he responds to making that mistake. That's the test. Do you keep on playing your normal game or do you try and do too much?

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Is he going to try and make up for it by trying too hard to do something special? I played with David James. At times he was an unbelievable keeper. But if he made a mistake sometimes he would try to make up for it by doing something special and that's when it comes back to bite you.

Aaron Ramsdale is in a battle with Jordan Pickford for the England No.1 shirt(Image: REUTERS)

Who do you think should be England's No.1? Comment below


I think we'll know whether he's ready to be England's No 1 after this game. But if he comes through it, I would play him in the England friendlies. For Arsenal, the Liverpool game showed there's still a gulf. There is a massive gap behind Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.

I don't think Arsenal could have played any better but didn't look like scoring in a month of Sundays. I know they missed a big chance in the second half but then Liverpool stepped it up a couple of gears and it was game over.

I didn't expect them to win the game. I know they'd won five in a row but those games were all against teams they should be beating. I think it's improving. Arsenal were getting blown away at the start of the season. But they were the better team for 45 minutes against Liverpool.

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