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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Alexander Hughes & Stephen Killen

William Saliba subject of £80m transfer comparison and labelled Arsenal "thoroughbred"

There’s a real feel good factor around Arsenal right now with Mikel Arteta’s men sitting atop of the Premier league after securing three wins from their opening three league matches. It’s a stark contrast to this stage of last season when they were bottom of the table — without a point or a goal.

There’s a fresh feel to the club this year though, helped by the signing of players like Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. However, the star of the campaign so far has arguably been colossal defender William Saliba who struck his first Premier League goal for the club in Saturday's impressive 3-0 win away to Bournemouth.

It took three years — and three loan spells — before his Arsenal debut arrived in this season’s opener at Crystal Palace, but he’s already established himself as one of the first names on Mikel Arteta’s teamsheet thanks to his dominant defensive displays so far.

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