Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey can bounce back following Anfield battering by Liverpool, Chris Gunter claims before Wales' clash with Austria

  • Aaron Ramsey was criticised for his display in Arsenal's 4-0 defeat by Liverpool
  • The midfielder was substituted at half-time after being kicked in the calf
  • But he is now with Wales ahead of their clashes with Austria and Moldova
  • His team-mate Chris Gunter claimed: 'You don't ever have to worry about Aaron' 

Aaron Ramsey has been backed to bounce back from his Anfield mauling for Wales this week.


Midfielder Ramsey bore of the brunt of Arsenal's dismal performance at Liverpool on Sunday when he was criticised for failing to protect the defence in the Gunners' 4-0 defeat.

Ramsey was also attacked by media pundits and fans for being in conversation with the Arsenal bench while Liverpool counter-attacked to open the scoring.

Aaron Ramsey came in for criticism for his performance in Arsenal's 4-0 defeat by Liverpool 

Aaron Ramsey came in for criticism for his performance in Arsenal's 4-0 defeat by Liverpool 

But Wales team-mate Chris Gunter has backed the midfielder to bounce back from the loss

But Wales team-mate Chris Gunter has backed the midfielder to bounce back from the loss

But Ramsey - who was withdrawn at half-time after suffering a kick to the calf - is in good spirits ahead of the crunch 2018 World Cup qualifying double-header against Austria and Moldova, according to Wales team-mate Chris Gunter.

'I didn't see the game, but you're obviously aware of certain things that happen,' Gunter said.

'It seems the norm in modern-day football when you lose. 

'Not so long ago Aaron scored the winner in the FA Cup final.

'Then he came on in the opening day of the season and got Arsenal back in the game (against Leicester).

'If they lose and people want to say stuff then that's up to them. But you don't ever have to worry about Aaron.' 

Ramsey missed Wales' first training session on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after coming off at Anfield.

But Ramsey trained with the rest of the squad on Wednesday, and is set to win his 48th cap against Austria in Cardiff on Saturday night.

'Aaron trained and he's fine,' Reading defender Gunter said.

'He's still got a bit of time to the game as well, so that's really good news for us.

'We all know the importance of the game, because the further you go into a group the bigger the games become.

'That was the same in the last qualifying campaign we were in.

'We have to pick up some points, but we've got a good record in big games.

'We'll be aware of what people will be saying, but we'll be able to deal with that.'

Gunter claimed: 'We all know the importance' of Wales' upcoming qualifier against Austria

Gunter claimed: 'We all know the importance' of Wales' upcoming qualifier against Austria

Wales are four points adrift of the top two in Group D, Serbia and the Republic of Ireland, with four games left to play.

After this double-header at home to Austria and away to Moldova, Wales visit Georgia and entertain the Republic in October.

'Other people have tried to sit down and work out the results,' Gunter said.

'People can look and see if we can win here, or draw there, but there's no point because we can't affect other games.

'The only thing we can do is control what happens on Saturday evening and that's by performing and getting the win.

'I think the term 'must-win' is thrown about a lot to drum up games and create them to be bigger than what they are.

'For us it's a game we need to perform and focus on how we play.

'We'll do what we've always done, trust in how good we are and see how far it takes us.'