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MUNICH -- David Raya said he and his teammates are unconcerned if people label Arsenal "boring" as Mikel Arteta suggested only a "very small minority" have an issue with the team's style of play.
The Gunners face Bayern Munich on Wednesday having won 10 of their 11 matches in all competitions so far this season, the latest came in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in which they registered just one shot on target.
Since Mikel Arteta took charge in December 2019, Arsenal have secured 32 victories by a 1-0 scoreline -- the joint-highest number in the Premier League alongside Everton.
Speaking in Munich on Tuesday, when asked whether criticism of Arsenal's style irritated players in the dressing room, Raya said: "No it doesn't. People have their own opinions. We have our own opinion. At the end of the day, we have lost one game in 11 this season and if you call that boring or irritating, I don't know what to say. We enjoy playing football. We enjoy going out there every single day to win football matches and that's the most important thing."
Arsenal had the lowest possession of any team on record (since 2003-04) when losing to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in the Champions League final last season with just 25 percent of the ball.
Raya continued: "You have to see that in perspective as well. First Champions League final in so many years and we score in the fifth minute, you sit back a little bit knowing how good they are offensively and we didn't want to give anything away. It is different now.
"I think you can see the way we play, you can see different type of ways of playing that we have. I think we are more prepared this year than last year so hopefully we can keep that going, keep that streak of winning and keeping clean sheets that will help us and get through it."
The Gunners have won three games by a three-goal margin this season and beat Ipswich 4-2 in the Carabao Cup third round last month. Their tally of 18 points from seven matches is their third-best start in Premier League history as they seek to defend the title they won for the first time in 22 years.
Pushed on if he was aware of the debate around his team's approach, Arteta said: "I don't have that impression because I heard the style was incredible because we scored so many goals, we have more possession, more shots, different players participating, no goals from set-pieces so the story is completely different to last year.
"I think we are talking about a very small minority and the other ones they know they have enjoyed a lot the way we have played and dominated games this year. I think we have proven that, so that's my opinion.
"If you analyse all the top teams in England and I go 'OK, what are they talking about?' They all have a list. So we all have a list because none of us are perfect.
"Thank God that we are not perfect. Thank God that we can still improve even though we have won the amount of games that we have done because otherwise the next day, what do you do? You just expect to be better than the opponent and that's it. Especially in the Premier League we know that is very far from the reality."
Arteta also revealed he is yet to put that final defeat to PSG in Budapest behind him as Gabriel Magalhães and Eberechi Eze missed in the shootout following a 1-1 draw.
"I tried, but I haven't managed to," he said. "I tried for many weeks during the summer, but when I see the ball, the scenes, I hear the music, I want it so badly. We know that we have to go step by step, but I think that fire is within the team and all of us individually. We know what we had to go through -- not being champions of Europe by a penalty. So, let's try again."
Arteta confirmed Martín Zubimendi is available after an ankle injury and could feature against Bayern while Piero Hincapié may return for this weekend's league game at home to Everton.