Manuel Rivero Almunia is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Arsenal in the Premier League. He transferred to the team from Spanish Celta Vigo in 2004 and was the second goalkeeper behind Jens Lehman and usually called up in Cup matches thanks to his brilliance in penalty shootouts. At the end of 2007 he was taking over Lehman's place as first goalkeeper and today he remains his coach's first choice.

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