Arsenal's transfer philosophy of producing young talents has already started to bear fruit as the Premier League's youngest squad sits top of the league in January. One of the shining stars of the campaign has been William Saliba, who only made his debut in the division in the first game against Crystal Palace.
He certainly doesn't perform like a new youngster though, having had a mixture of quality and maturity that is essential to the current title charge. It backs up a stance held by Mikel Arteta to send the Frenchman on loan for the past few seasons, despite claims he should have been involved earlier.
“What he is doing at 21 years old is rare," The Spaniard said of his young defender earlier this season. "He remains really humble. He wants to learn, he wants to train every day and he is really demanding of himself and he is giving a lot to the team.”
