Arsenal legend, Nigel Winterburn, has warned manager, Mikel
Arteta about starting William Saliba against Fulham on Saturday.
The teenage defender is very likely to make his debut for
the Gunners in the Premier League opener, with David Luiz, Sokratis, Pablo Mari
and Callum Chambers injured.
Arteta is suffering a defensive crisis, with only Saliba,
Rob Holding and Gabriel Magalhaes the only fit centre back options he has ahead
of the 2020/2021 campaign.
Saliba was signed for Arsenal last summer in a deal worth
£27million, but was immediately loaned back to Saint-Etienne for another
season.
The 19-year-old has now been integrated with the squad and
played in two pre-season friendlies ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
If he starts, Saliba will face Fulham’s combative No. 9
Aleksandar Mitrovic.
“He [Mitrovic] is quite robust, isn’t he? He’s got good
attributes as well,” Winterburn told Metro.co.uk.
“If Gabriel or Saliba make their debut, I think Scott Parker
is going to tell them, “These guys are new, they don’t know what the Premier
League is like, don’t make it easy for them.
“Saying that, you’ve got to learn very, very quickly, the
Premier League is ruthless.”
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