Arteta will struggle to imagine life without Saliba, something that he not only has Unai Emery to thank for bringing the defender to the club but strangely, Kylian Mbappe. In an interview with Arsenal’s official website, Saliba revealed that had it not been for Mbappe and other talent from his area in France, he might not have been scouted.

Arsenal centre half William Saliba may be developing into one of the world's best defenders. But he's also a lifelong Arsenal fan, as growing up he admired the likes oF Thierry Henry. He played alongside Kylian Mbappe in Paris and dreamed of representing Arsenal as a youth player.

However, when Saliba arrived at Arsenal after a year on loan at his former club, he found a new manager in charge at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta didn’t immediately include him in

The Gunners have the joint-best defence in the Premier League this season and a partnership struck up between William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes is vastly becoming the envy of world football.

The Frenchman and the Brazilian are now as strong a centre-back pair as any in the top flight and Saliba says their relationship extends off the field. ‘He’s like a brother to

William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes have formed an impressive partnership at the heart of the Gunners’ back four over the last few years, and this duo has been as imperious as ever this term.

Wolves star Matheus Cunha has been linked with Arsenal and other Premier League clubs as Mikel Arteta's side look to keep their title hopes alive

Arsenal kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool as they won 1-0 late on at Wolves following two red cards. Arsenal missed some big chances in the first half, then teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off just before the break in a controversial moment.

Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Declan Rice back to his best with William Saliba dominant on return - Gunners responded well to setback of red card to grind out narrow win

Here is how we rated the Arsenal team in the 1-0 Premier League win against Wolves at Molineux on Saturday afternoon

Martin Ødegaard has been replaced by youngster Ethan Nwaneri for Arsenal's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon.