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David Moyes says Riccardo Calafiori symbolises how strong Arsenal have been defensively this season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

David Moyes praised Riccardo Calafiori for his \u2018unbelievable\u2019 block to stop Dwight McNeil\u2019s goal-bound effort in Arsenal\u2019s 2-0 win against Everton on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta\u2019s 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\u2019s youngest-ever goalscorer with his brilliant solo effort in injury time.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the game, Moyes hailed Calafiori\u2019s block and claims it symbolises Arsenal\u2019s determination to keep clean sheets this season.<\/p>\n

\u2018The block from Dwight McNeil from Calafiori is unbelievable,\u2019 Moyes said.<\/p>\n

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Riccardo Calafiori produced a stunning block to deny Dwight McNeil from close range (Sky Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018And it tells you a little bit about what Arsenal are, they\u2019re fighting for it, they\u2019re defending the goal for their lives.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Probably in the end I think Raya made more saves than Jordan Pickford in the game, but the block from Calafiori was amazing.\u2019<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with Sky Sports, Moyes added: \u2018I thought Raya had more saves than Jordan tonight, and he kept a couple of great saves.<\/p>\n

\u2018The 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.\u2019<\/p>\n

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