Rio Ferdinand has been full of praise for William Saliba after Gary Neville compared the Arsenal youngster to him.
Frenchman Saliba, 21, spent the bulk of the past three seasons out on loan after joining from Saint-Etienne as a teenager. Marseille had been keen to complete a permanent deal for the centre-back, but Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta demonstrated his faith in the player by starting him against Crystal Palace in the Gunners' Premier League opener.
Saliba's performance on his league debut earned him high praise from Neville, who compared him to "a young Rio Ferdinand". The former Man United centre-back has now chimed in, and the response has been a positive one.
