Ramsdale is now expected to leave in the summer, having played just six games for Arsenal since Raya made his debut. And Lehmann, who was a key member of Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ side, has criticised the move.

“I never ever understood the Ramsdale decision,” said Lehmann. “If you have a good, brave English keeper at a big English club doing well and then you bring in a Spanish guy who has never played for a big club at that level – it just doesn’t make sense.

“The ‘keeper is the most important position in the team. If I were Ramsdale, I don’t know how I would react because it’s not easy at that age.

When you’re older, it’s different.” While Lehmann believes Arteta has “done a good job”, he believes they must be “braver” if they want to win the Premier League.

But to be a big club, you have to win trophies. They’re very different to us [the Invincibles] in their approach – much more cautious and slower with the ball.

“Physically, they run a lot more and have more high-intensity runs but they don’t play faster than us because we were a one-touch team. They all take three, four touches at a time.

And if you’re too cautious in football, you can’t win trophies. “Most of the time, the bravest teams win the league.

I would love them to win the title but that has cost them in certain games. “It’s 20 years since we won the league and I hope Arsenal win but it’s not in their own hands anymore and that’s a weakness.”