David Moyes singles out 'unbelievable' Arsenal star after Everton defeat

David Moyes says Riccardo Calafiori symbolises how strong Arsenal have been defensively this season

David Moyes praised Riccardo Calafiori for his ‘unbelievable’ block to stop Dwight McNeil’s goal-bound effort in Arsenal ’s 2-0 win against Everton on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta ’s side left it late at the Emirates Stadium as Viktor Gyokeres opened the scoring in the 89th minute before Max Dowman became the Premier League’s youngest-ever goalscorer with his brilliant solo effort in injury time .

Everton were close to going ahead in the first half when McNeil had a chance from seven yards out, but Calafiori produced an impressive scorpion kick to block the strike, which looked to be beating David Raya.

Speaking after the game, Moyes hailed Calafiori’s block and claims it symbolises Arsenal’s determination to keep clean sheets this season.

‘The block from Dwight McNeil from Calafiori is unbelievable,’ Moyes said.

Riccardo Calafiori produced a stunning block to deny Dwight McNeil from close range (Sky Sports)

‘And it tells you a little bit about what Arsenal are, they’re fighting for it, they’re defending the goal for their lives.

‘Probably in the end I think Raya made more saves than Jordan Pickford in the game, but the block from Calafiori was amazing.’

In a separate interview with Sky Sports, Moyes added: ‘I thought Raya had more saves than Jordan tonight, and he kept a couple of great saves.

‘The bigger thing for me was the block [Riccardo Calafiori]. It tells you a bit about how good they are defensively. They are wholly defending that goal. So you have to praise them for that.’