Losing Arsenal number one spot 'difficult' - Ramsdale

Aaron Ramsdale says the attention being paid his battle with David Raya to be Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper is "strange" but admits he fears for his England future if he continues to sit on the bench.

"I think because it's one of the first times it's happened with the situation it has been difficult," he said.

"There are times where you're doing the right thing, but it's the wrong thing and if you don't do it, it's the wrong thing. So it's a double-edged sword.

"There's a lot of attention and it's a position which is famously said 'if you're not spoken about means you've done a good job', and there's a lot of talk at the minute.

"Whether it is me or David who plays we need to be able to just focus and play but at the same time, it's a strange, big headline. We have to deal with it and that is what we are doing."

"If we didn't get on it wouldn't work. We work professionally really well together.

"There's days where I come in and I'm down because of the situation and he picks me up and for whatever reason there might be a day where he's down and even though I'm suffering and hurting for not playing I have to stand up and be able to push him."

Ramsdale was selected in Gareth Southgate's most recent England squad but is aware that his place in future camps could be threatened if he remains sidelined at Arsenal.

"For me I need to get back into my club team to keep getting picked [for England] and keep giving the manager a headache because if I'm not, then that's an easier decision for him," he added.

"It is [a worry], it is the first time I have found myself in this situation."