The French star had a truly impressive performance in the epic match against Manchester City.

Contrary to fans’ expectations, the epic match between Arsenal and Manchester City last night was not really exciting in terms of results but very dramatic in terms of tactics.

Both teams created a relatively tight match, especially Man City when pillars like Kevin De Bruyne or Rodri were absent.

As for Arsenal, there weren’t too many dangerous opportunities created by the Gunners, but they still won the final game thanks to a somewhat lucky goal from Gabriel Martinelli.

On the other side of the front line, The Citizens’ attack had a disastrous day with a total of 4 shots launched throughout the match.

Obviously, Erling Haaland is the most disappointing name, he was almost “invisible” on the field with 0 shots, 8 lost balls and only 11 accurate passes.

Besides De Bruyne’s absence, it can be said that the impressive performance from William Saliba is also the reason why Haaland “turned off” at Emirates Stadium.

As usual, Saliba still brings absolute certainty to Arsenal’s defense, as he achieves a successful duel rate of up to 100%.

It is not difficult to see that Saliba always dominates in direct confrontations with Haaland, constantly following and successfully “blocking” the Norwegian striker most of the time.

Data from Sofascore shows that Saliba did not dribble past him even once against Man City, he also did not commit any fouls, and impressed with 2 relief situations, 2 accurate tackles and 1 successful aerial combat situation.

Besides, the French star also plays an important role in Arsenal’s football development process, with 69/70 passes to the correct address – reaching an accuracy rate of 97%.