Former England International, Rio Ferdinand has picked Arsenal Defender, William Saliba forward of Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez.
Ferdinand believes Saliba, 22, can grow to be one of many world’s finest defenders.
Saliba has now established himself as a key participant on the coronary heart of Arsenal’s defence. He joined Mikel Arteta’s aspect from Saint-Etienne for £27 million in 2019.
Martinez, in the meantime, got here beneath fireplace after his £56.7 million transfer from Ajax final 12 months.
When requested who he would decide between Saliba and Martinez, Ferdinand informed talkSPORT: “I will go for Saliba.
“I think Saliba could potentially be top, top, top.
“I think Martinez answered a lot of critics last year, a lot of doubters about his size and stuff like that, fantastic on the ball.
“But like this one [comparison] I think also you are helped by the team you play in. He’s in a very solid, consistent team, Saliba. Martinez isn’t.”
