Gary Neville heaped praise on William Saliba after the Arsenal defender dazzled in his Premier League debut - claiming that the Frenchman reminded him of a "young Rio Ferdinand ".
Before Friday night's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, Saliba, who arrived in north London for big money back in the summer of 2019, had failed to make a single league appearance for the club. But the 21-year-old was finally thrust into the first-team fold after a sterling stint on loan at Marseille last season.
Saliba made the most of his chance to make an impact and even picked up the man of the match award to cap a perfect night for the Gunners. Afterwards Neville compared the former Saint-Etienne man to his old Manchester United and England teammate after being left seriously impressed by the youngster.
