AARON RAMSDALE was in tears and the crowd were chanting his name.
But Mikel Arteta could not afford any emotion as his former goalkeeper returned to the Emirates on Saturday.
The Arsenal boss was ruthless in replacing Ramsdale last season.
And ahead of the game, the manager admitted there might be some mind games when the Gunners faces their former keeper.
Arteta patrolled his technical area with the key points of his game-plan jotted down as notes.
His shorthand meant the meaning of his words were unclear.
But among his scrawl was a reminder that could be interpreted as a plan to make life as uncomfortable as possible for their former colleague.
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