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Aaron Catterson-Reid

Arsenal's Folarin Balogun takes spotlight off Lionel Messi and Mbappe to follow in Saliba path

Arsenal have enjoyed a near-perfect first half of the 2022/23 season.

The north Londoners currently sit on top of the Premier League standings, five points clear of second-placed Manchester City despite playing one less league match than Pep Guardiola's side. It is the Gunners' best ever start to a domestic season and Mikel Arteta and co. are starting to believe that this is the year they can finally lift the league title following a 19-year drought.

Arsenal's exploits have been even more impressive when you consider how young their squad is. In fact, as per PlanetFootball, they have the youngest average squad age in the English top-flight, with the likes of Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and William Saliba all starring at the age of 21.

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