Arteta relieved over Saliba
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits he had concerns over the relationship he had with William Saliba when he was first appointed as manager.
He told Sky Sports: “I’m really pleased. I was at many moments concerned because it was really tricky the way the relationship was at the start.
“We bought him, we sent him on loan first because that was part of the deal. He came back, we didn’t think he was ready and then sent him back on loan.
“A player of that potential that had that recognition already externally… how that was going to affect our relationship?
“But we believed and I was convinced that period was going benefit him much more than staying here.
“And the moment I saw things that gave me signals of what he could do we had no doubt he was a player for us.
“He was really humble and determined to say ‘okayI can put that aside, I understand’. Now he’s starting to perform here and he’s been exceptional.”