Alan Shearer has been selecting his team of the week and included Arsenal defender William Saliba in his latest picks.
The French defender was once again in fine form to help the Gunners see off Burnley. This time, Saliba himself got himself a goal as he showed just how dominant he can be.
Saliba has been nothing short of superb since finally making it into the Arsenal first-team following a number of loan spells with the club.
Arsenal’s defence this season has won plaudits and compared to last year, the Gunners look far more likely to keep clean-sheets.
And including Saliba in his latest TOTW for the Premier League’s official website, Shearer lauded the Arsenal star.
“A faultless match from the Arsenal centre-back as he capped off a brilliant display with his first goal of the season.”
Alan Shearer praises ‘faultless’ William Saliba
We all know how good William Saliba has been for Arsenal but he seems to be getting even better which is a big worry for the Premier League’s strikers.
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Arsenal are lucky to have such a player in their ranks and it definitely seems like their long game strategy with him has paid off.
Alongside Gabriel, Saliba has given Arsenal one of the best defensive duos in the league and on this form, it’s going to take some good attacking performances to break them down.
Saliba is going to end up being one of the best defenders Arsenal have had in recent times if he carries on at this rate and the £27m they paid for him already looks an absolute snip.
Arsenal are reliant on a few players remaining fit this season to win the title. Saliba is one of them and at the moment, he doesn’t show any signs of wilting or showing weakness.
Ultimately, any other club in England would take the Frenchman right now and the word ‘faultless’ as Shearer uses here, is bang on.