The French star gave the Gunners a classy performance in their epic clash with Manchester City.

Putting aside the pre-season friendly series, fans have witnessed a ‘serious’ fight between Arsenal and Manchester City to compete for the Community Shield cup.

As expected, coach Pep Guardiola’s army is still the team that holds most of the ball control. However, they faced many difficulties in creating scoring opportunities.

It wasn’t until the 77th minute that The Citizens took the lead thanks to a super product from Cole Palmer.

Thinking that the victory was firmly in their hands, Man City was suddenly dumped with “cold water” with Leandro Trossard’s goal in the 11th minute of injury time.

Having a big boost in morale, the Gunners ended up winning the penalty shootout to become champions of the British Super Cup.

As mentioned, the stars on the Man City side had many difficulties in trying to break through Arsenal’s goal. And of course, the main reason comes from the impressive performance of the Gunners’ defence.

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In particular, the most commendable is the case of William Saliba, with a series of accurate judgment situations and continuously stopped Man City players from organizing attacks.

Data from Statman Dave and Squawka show that Saliba made a strong impression with 4 situations to relieve the siege against Man City, followed by 2 successful tackles, 6 ball recovers and and won 4 duels.

It is worth mentioning, Saliba also plays an extremely important role in Arsenal’s development of the ball. He made 71/74 passes to the right address, achieving a 94% accuracy rate – including 6 passes into the bottom third of the opponent’s field and 3 accurate passes.

Saliba’s outstanding performance was undoubtedly a key reason in the Emirates Stadium team’s victory.