Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has named four central defenders from the past who were better than 21-year-old Arsenal defender William Saliba. MailOnline Sport @MailSportRio Ferdinand tells Arsenal fans to stop 'salivating' over William Saliba and give him time to mature 'Let him play'Rio Ferdinand tells Arsenal fans to stop 'salivating' over William Saliba and give him time to mature trib.al/zuQGQnD 'Let him play'Rio Ferdinand tells Arsenal fans to stop 'salivating' over William Saliba and give him time to mature trib.al/zuQGQnDSaliba initially struggled for game time at the Emirates after joining Arsenal in 2019. Despite his brilliant start to the 2022-23 season, Ferdinand believes that the defender still has a long way to go. You don’t need to put this pressure on Saliba, he’s just five games in just let him play. Ferdinand added:“His fingerprints are on two of the goals and he’s sitting there with 0 points from the game.

Source: The Times September 07, 2022 17:45 UTC