A visibly emotional Ramsdale was seen wiping away tears with his gloves, before giving the thumbs up and winking at the crowd. However, the goalkeeper couldn’t help his Southampton side avoid falling to a 3-1 defeat after initially taking a shock lead.

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was warmly greeted by Arsenal supporters, his former team-mates and manager upon his return to the Emirates Stadium with Southampton on Saturday

Aaron Ramsdale was in tears as he was given a standing ovation by the Arsenal fans in his first game back at the Emirates since leaving the Gunners.