Ian Wright lauds both Saliba and Jesus on their Arsenal debut.
The Gunners kicked off the 2022/23 campaign with a superb 2-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Summer signing Oleksandr Zinchenko produced an excellent display in the left-back position.
But club legend Ian Wright has his eyes on two players who made their debut on Friday night.
“Magnificent. He was fantastic tonight. He looks like a brand new signing,” Wright said on Premier League productions about Saliba. “Mikel and Edu have got to take a lot of credit for what they’ve done with this guy. This guy is someone we’ve always thought would be special.
“Even when they sent him out on loan there were fans calling for him to come back. He’s a full international now, he looks composed, calm, he’s got great pace. It’s a decision that was magnificent from Arsenal. It would have been easy to bring him back last year but they gave him the extra season and now he looks like he’s been playing in that position for years.
On Gabriel Jesus, he added: “It’s the link-up play, it’s the positions he takes up, it’s the threat and the pressing. He looked fantastic.”
“He’s one of the best around at closing down, the Brazil manager has said that and Mikel has said it as well.”
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