Saliba played every league minute in 2023-24 and hasn’t missed more than one game in a row since his back injury at the end of 2022-23. While this team has developed a huge amount since, Arsenal won just five of those 11 games in his absence and conceded 18 goals.

William Saliba became the third Arsenal player to see red this season after the defender was sent for a last-man challenge on Bournemouth's Evanilson.