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‘It’s like someone’s hacked his Twitter’ – Aaron Ramsdale admits texts from Arsenal legend are ‘surreal’ amid Peter Schmeichel praise
Aaron Ramsdale describes being praised by Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel for his heroics against Leicester as a “special moment.”
Arsenal beat the Foxes 2-0 on Saturday, with Ramsdale earning man-of-the-match honors for keeping a clean sheet.
Everyone was talking about one save in particular, when he made an incredible one-handed acrobatic save to deny James Maddison a free-kick.
United legend Schmeichel dubbed the save “the best save he’s seen in years,” and Ramsdale couldn’t believe the reaction.
“It’s like someone’s hacked his Twitter! It’s crazy and quite hard to explain,” the 23-year-old told talkSPORT.
“With Kasper being at the other end and Peter tweeting that, it was a special moment for me to see that when I came into the dressing room.”
“I’ll be completely honest, no!” Ramsdale said when asked if he looked up to Schmeichel as a kid.
“I knew all about him, I watched many, many highlights and save reel stuff on him.
“I wasn’t much of a Manchester United fan when I was growing up and started goalkeeping I think he would’ve been retiring.”
Ramsdale has risen quickly in north London since joining from Sheffield United last summer, replacing Bernd Leno as Mikel Arteta’s first choice goalkeeper.
He’s taken it all in stride, but admits it’s still surreal to receive support from Arsenal and England legend David Seaman.
“Even just being at Arsenal and now having the connection with David Seaman – I’ve got his number and get a text from him every now and then, it’s surreal,” he added.
When the Gunners host Watford on Sunday, Ramsdale will be hoping for another clean sheet.
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‘It’s like someone’s hacked his Twitter’ – Aaron Ramsdale admits texts from Arsenal legend are ‘surreal’ amid Peter Schmeichel praise
