Darren Bent has crowned William Saliba and Sven Botman as the two best performing centre-backs in the Premier League so far this season.
Saliba has starred for Arsenal in their charge to the top of the division, with the Gunners now two points clear of second-placed Manchester City. The Frenchman has started all 12 top-flight games so far, keeping four clean sheets along the way.
It is a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for Saliba, given that at one point it seemed as if Mikel Arteta had no use for him, electing to send him away from the Emirates in each of the past two years. Botman meanwhile joined Newcastle in July in a £35million transfer move from Ligue 1 Lille, having won the French title in 2021.
