DAVID RAYA believes he showed his character by responding to his howler against Tottenham to help Arsenal see out victory in yesterday's dramatic north London derby.
Arsenal beat Spurs 3-2 to stay top of the Premier League and ahead of Manchester City, who are a point behind with a game in hand after winning at Nottingham Forest yesterday.
The Gunners were 3-0 up at half-time and cruising to victory when Raya gifted Tottenham a lifeline.
The Arsenal goalkeeper passed the ball straight to Cristian Romero, who scored, and a late Heung-min Son penalty set up a nervy finish.
Mikel Arteta praised Raya for recovering his composure and claiming a series of late crosses, with the Arsenal manager saying his side are "lucky" to have a goalkeeper like that.
The pair hugged at the full-time whistle, and Raya said: "Mistakes are part of football and you learn from them.
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