It is a measure of William Saliba’s defensive ability and physical power that his Arsenal team-mates have now stopped bothering to even challenge him in training.

Familiar faces Gabriel and Ben White were joined by new boys William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko, with the Frenchman named man of the match on his first competitive Arsenal appearance.

William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly are not dealing with serious injuries and have not been ruled out of this weekend’s clash with Wolves, confirms Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Saliba is ...