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Arsenal star was incredible against Lyon today

Arsenal ended their pre-season campaign on a high with a 2-0 win over Lyon in the Emirates Cup on Sunday.

William Saliba opened the scoring from a Declan Rice corner in the ninth minute. Rice provided yet another assist for Gabriel Magalhaes’ headed goal in the 27th minute.

The London giants could not extend the advantage after the break, but they had a solid outing with Les Gones mustering only two shots on target at the Emirates Stadium.

Saliba was named the club’s man of the match and he was the standout performer. The Frenchman had a 93 percent passing accuracy.

He also won all of his ground and aerial duels and made three clearances.

The Saint-Etienne graduate has formed a terrific central defensive partnership alongside Gabriel Magalhaes.

If they manage to replicate their form, there is a strong chance that Arsenal will be in the running for the Premier League title. They will be hoping to go all the way this time.

Saliba, Gabriel and Ben White seem assured starters in the back four, but it is unclear who will start on the left side of the defence for the Gunners.


Oleksandr Zinchenko was disappointing earlier this year, but he has had a good pre-season. He deserves to start against Wolverhampton Wanderers next weekend.

Riccardo Calafiori has been brought to compete for the left-back role. The Italian will be aiming to pounce on any shortcomings by Zinchenko in the near future.

Stats from Sofascore.com.

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