Arsenal defender Saliba again critical of manager Arteta

Football
4 Jul 2021 • 8:23 AM MYT
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Arsenal defender William Saliba has again criticised manager Mikel Arteta publicly.

The 19-year-old joined Arsenal from Saint-Etienne in the summer of 2019 for £27million and was immediately sent back out on loan to the Ligue 1 club.

But when he arrived in London, Saliba failed to make a single senior appearance for the Gunners before being shipped out on loan to Nice in January after Arteta deemed him not ready for first-team action.

Saliba told RMC: "It is clear that so much has changed in the last year.

"When I saw that the coach changed, a lot changed for me too. In this year there has been a lot of change. He judged me on two-and-a-half matches. I would have liked for him to play me more. But he told me I wasn't ready.

"I was waiting for him to give me a chance, but football is like that. When I initially came to Arsenal the league looked very good so I showed up to training and wanted to train on my own to show the coach I was ready.

"I am happy now, I want to play for Nice. The idea when you're part of a team is a better feeling for me."

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