Mikel Arteta decides to start 21-year-old Arsenal star for the first time ever in Premier League tonight - Reports × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football EPL 2022-23 Rumors Mikel Arteta decides to start 21-year-old Arsenal star for the first time ever in Premier League tonight - Reports By Vatsal Vora Modified 05 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Mikel Arteta's side open the new Premier League campaign. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has decided to start centre-back William Saliba for their opening Premier League game against Crystal Palace, according to The Sun (via The Boot Room). Should Saliba start on Friday, August 5, it will be his first official appearance for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta's side travel to Selhurst Park to kickstart the 2022-23 Premier League season. They are aware that it could be a daunting place to start following their 3-0 defeat to Palace last season. Arteta will therefore need a strong defense to curb the threat posed by the likes of Wilfred Zaha. According to the aforementioned source, Arteta could put the trust in William Saliba in the starting XI for the first game of the season. The 21-year-old defender had an excellent pre-season and could now be rewarded with a place in the team to face Crystal Palace. Premier League@premierleague Quick feet? Sharp footballing brain Outstanding passing stats in 2021/22@adrianjclarke says William Saliba can be decisive at Selhurst Park in tomorrow's #PL opener preml.ge/mmqzr62228176 Quick feet? Sharp footballing brain Outstanding passing stats in 2021/22@adrianjclarke says William Saliba can be decisive at Selhurst Park in tomorrow's #PL opener preml.ge/mmqzr6 https://t.co/T1PNghmwXw Arsenal signed William Saliba back in the summer of 2019 but sent him on three separate loan spells away from the Emirates Stadium. The Frenchman, however, has been impressive in all of his loan spells, particularly at Olympique Marseille last season, which saw him break into the French national team. William Saliba will surely add great strength and depth to Arsenal's defense ahead of the 2022-23 season. The centre-back is still young and has the potential to become a key defender at the Emirates Stadium for many years to come. However, it is not clear who Mikel Arteta will drop if he decides to start William Saliba for the game against Crystal Palace. The Spanish tactician did place a back three comprising of Saliba alongside Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes during their final pre-season game against Sevilla. In that case, Arteta will not be required to drop any of the first-team centre-backs. Arsenal have looked great in pre-season ahead of the new campaign Mikel Arteta's side will want to carry their great pre-season form into the new Premier League campaign. The Gunners looked great in all their warm-up games this summer. They have even made some great signings that could take the team a step forward from last season. Arsenal@ArsenalThe wait is over.4377707The wait is over. https://t.co/oHrBDmNk5I Arsenal played seven pre-season games in the summer, winning six and losing one against Brentford. The game, however, was played behind closed doors. Arsenal secured a convincing 6-0 win over Sevilla in their final pre-season game with new signing Gabriel Jesus netting a hat-trick. 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