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Arsenal told what struggling William Saliba is missing after Liverpool draw: 'He doesn't look the same player'
William Saliba is “not the same player” without Gabriel says Jamie Carragher, who has criticised the Arsenal defender’s lack of leadership in the absence of his regular centre-back partner.
Saliba has firmly established a reputation as one of Europe’s top central defenders in recent seasons after a series of loan spells in an initially slow start to his Gunners career, but has looked off the pace at times of late.
Carragher believes his dip in levels is due to the absence of Gabriel, who has not played since suffering a hamstring injury against Fulham in early April and won’t return this season, with Jakub Kiwior lining up alongside Saliba instead.
