William Saliba credits Kylian Mbappe's father as a big influence during his younger years
A successful loan spell at Marseille helped Saliba force his way into Arsenal's starting XI where he is now the composed central figure in the backlineSaliba admits to modelling his game on Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk“I really like his quality in one-against-one, his calmness, his composure and his long balls as well.
He has everything and, for me, he was a good defender to learn from… I think he was – for two or three years – the best defender in the world.”But he quietly believes he has the attributes to be the best in the world in his position.“You have to work hard to go to this level. So I'm not close to this level but I will give everything to maybe one day become the best defender in the world.”
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