Arsenal fans react to Mikel Arteta's first Premier League starting line-up of the season as the Gunners travel to Selhurst Park to play against Crystal ...
New striker signing Gabriel Jesus also leads the line for the Gunners and will be hoping to get his first Premier League goal as an Arsenal player. @arsenalmanipur said: "Jesus will save us!! Arguably the most exciting addition to the starting line-up is William Saliba, who makes his first Premier League appearance following consecutive loans away from the club.
William Saliba picked up the man of the match award on his debut as Arsenal secured a clean sheet on the way to a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst ...
William Saliba finally made his competitive debut for Arsenal against Crystal Palace on Friday night. Even writing out that sentence seems mind-boggling ...
The French defender started the season at the heart of Arsenal's defence as they headed to Crystal Palace, with Ben White shifting from his regular position ...
But having deemed Saliba is now more than ready to feature, he gave him his head at Selhurst Park. Read More That meant shifting England centre-back Ben White from the heart of defence - where he was first-choice alongside Gabriel last term - out to right-back.
"The most important thing for young players is to play football," Neville told Sky Sports. "They get stuck in between first-team and reserves, he's got football ...
It’s the first game, it’s important to win for the confidence. It is like this it is the first game, we knew it would be hard here. We looked at [Oleksandr] Zinchenko and [Gabriel] Jesus before the game but he adds something. "Before you see him play, he looks the part, for such a young age, helping Ben White, Arsenal fans have been excited to see him. You can argue was it right to put him out but 21 playing centre-back in the Premier League - do you do that when you’re 19-20? The clean sheet coming through that second half when they wasn’t at their best was the most enjoyable thing for Mikel Arteta."
Gary Neville has compared William Saliba to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand after his impressive Arsenal debut. Saliba was finally handed his Gunners ...
He didn’t have much to do in the first half but there was one long ball where he just came across, the way he dealt with it… he looked the business, he looked the part. Carragher added: ‘I thought he was really good.
William Saliba attracted a great deal of praise for his performance in Arsenal's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace on Friday night.The Gunners impressed in at.
We still finished with the [clean] sheet.” The praise for Saliba was universal in the broadcast world. “If it was me given the choice, I’d go with Saliba for Man of the Match.