Former Arsenal and Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre believes Rob Holding is primed to help Mikel Arteta's side win the Premier League in William Saliba's absence from the team. The 27-year-old defender has played Arsenal's last three Premier League fixtures following Saliba's injury.
The Frenchman continues to recover from a back injury he sustained as the Gunners crashed out of the Europa League last month. Saliba is yet to return to training and is a serious doubt for the upcoming clash against London rivals West Ham United.
Mikel Arteta will hope to avoid any further injury concerns after it was confirmed that Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on a knee injury he suffered in the same game as Saliba's back problem. The Arsenal boss refused to place a return date on the French defender but reports suggest there is hope that he could return before the end of the month.
