Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, regarded as one of the best, has shared his opinion on who the top goalkeeper in the Premier League is right now.
The Danish football legend, who won five Premier League titles with United and also played for Aston Villa and Manchester City, has a wealth of experience at the highest level of English football. He made 398 appearances for Manchester United across eight seasons.
When it comes to today’s goalkeepers, Schmeichel believes…Continue Reading
Ederson is currently the best, surpassing Liverpool’s Alisson Becker. In fact, he feels that Arsenal’s David Raya has overtaken Alisson in recent form.
‘Ederson is fantastic in terms of making big saves and 1v1 situations,’ Schmeichel said on the Stick to Football podcast with Sky Bet.
‘Alisson struggles a bit with his feet. There are a few mistakes that he would make that you don’t see from Ederson. That’s the only thing [between them].
‘Ederson is the best keeper in the Premier League. David Raya is coming close now too. He has really impressed me.
‘Once he got established as Arsenal’s number one and that competition situation got out of the way and Aaron Ramsdale left, there was a different aura around him.
‘He’s played well and has kept his team in a few games. He’s made some important saves. He has also eradicated all those mistakes that he made from having to be a good footballer.
‘Raya’s mentality gives him that power and not a lot of keepers are doing that. What he does there, which is brilliant, is that he comes out in a period of the game where it’s fantastic and there is so many people in front of him.
‘When you come out, you’re looking at the ball and someone might run into him, plus the goal is empty. I don’t like the timewasting from him, but I thought he always keeps his team in it.’
