William Saliba wowed the Arsenal fans with an exceptional piece of defending while on international duty with France. The 23-year-old played 90 minutes for Didier Deschamps’ side during their 4-1 win over Israel on Thursday and is expected to retain his place in the starting XI for the trip to Belgium tonight.
In preparation for the game at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, France posted a clip on social media which showed the players competing against each other in a training game. That video – which has fetched over 125,000 views – displayed Saliba producing a dramatic last-gasp piece of defending.
A neat pass down the line found Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku in acres of space and he needed to just stroke the ball into an empty net, but Saliba managed to find the pace to cover the distance and make a late interception to deny the forward. Wesley Fofana was among those to greet Saliba after his superb tackle.
