William Saliba: Arsenal star's filthy nutmeg & highlights vs Tottenham
William Saliba was phenomenal as Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur in the first north London derby of the season on Saturday afternoon.
A single point separated the two sides going into the match at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal in first and Tottenham in 3rd.
The Gunners managed to extend the gap over their fierce rivals to four points with a superb 3-1 victory.
The scoreline was level going into half-time, with Harry Kane’s penalty cancelling out Thomas Partey’s 20th minute screamer.
Arsenal ran away with it in the second half as goals from Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka gave them all three points.
Saliba was arguably the best player on the pitch in his side’s victory.
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The Frenchman has been sensational throughout the 2022/23 season and he kept up his form with an immense display.
Saliba was a rock at the back throughout and was showed incredible composure when in possession.
His best moment in the match came in stoppage-time when he had Arsenal fans on their feet after pulling off a filthy nutmeg on Oliver Skipp.
The youngster found himself in Tottenham’s box and under pressure from multiple Spurs players.
But he expertly maintained possession as he nutmegged Skipp before laying the ball off to a teammate.
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see ya Skipp