William Saliba has been the major talking point following Arsenal's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in their opening game of the 2022/23 season.
After joining the Gunners in a £27m deal in the 2019 summer transfer window and then spending time on loan with Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille, the Frenchman's Premier League debut - in fact, his first competitive start for the club - was effectively three years in the making, and he didn't disappoint.
Picking up the Sky Sports man-of-the-match award, being compared to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand and scoring the highest of any player in football.london's player ratings, it was certainly an encouraging start to Saliba's Arsenal career, and some may say it's about time he got his chance.
