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Exclusive Arsenal column, featuring reaction to that win over Porto and the latest transfer insights...

David Raya the hero for Arsenal - and Mikel Arteta actually wanted to sign him earlier

It’s tough to play down the significance of Arsenal’s dramatic Champions League win on Tuesday night.

Porto are obviously no mugs when it comes to European competition. They’ve been there and done it so many times, but even so, it would have been a huge missed opportunity for Arsenal had they not got past the Portuguese side.

Porto boss Sergio Conceicao accused Mikel Arteta of insulting his family after the game. That’s an accusation I’ve been told is completely untrue.

Conceicao is well known to go down a route like this after a defeat. He has previous with other managers that have got one over him and Arsenal see his comments as nothing more than a deflection tactic to take attention away from his side’s defeat.