William Saliba is not perfect, though he has been nearly faultless this season for Arsenal, and his teammates are honest with the defender when it comes to his ability. Whilst the rest of the world admires his composure and maturity for a 21-year-old that hadn't kicked a ball in the Premier League two months ago, his colleagues are keeping him grounded.
Although the rest of Mikel Arteta's backline is far from experienced, there are a good number of games, but not necessarily at high-performance levels. Saliba has slotted in like he was there all along. He's passed 100 senior club matches now and will be set to go well beyond double that in the years to come.
As a new player to the league, despite joining Arsenal three years ago, Saliba looks at home at the heart of a defence with Ben White shifted to right-back and Gabriel Magalhães. His eight league appearances have yielded two goals and one assist already, along with an even more impressive seven wins.
