Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Alex Runarsson to ignore criticism of his game – with the third-choice goalkeeper potentially in line for a full Premier League debut at Aston Villa. The Iceland international moved to the Emirates Stadium from Dijon in the summer but has been limited to four appearances in the Europa League and a start in the Carabao Cup quarter-final loss to Manchester City. It was the game against City in which he made two errors and was widely questioned on social media about whether he was good enough to play for the Gunners. Runarsson was signed as a third-choice goalkeeper but found himself in the role of back-up to number one Bernd Leno after the club sold...
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