EPL: He reminds me of Rio Ferdinand – Harry Redknapp hails Arsenal defender

<p>Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has said that Arsenal defender William Saliba reminds him of a young Rio Ferdinand, flattering the 22-year-old for his performance against Manchester City last weekend.</p>, <p>Saliba was key for Arsenal as they defeated Pep Guardiola’s side 1-0 at Emirates.</p>, <p>“I thought Saliba was a different class against Manchester City. He man-marked Erling Haaland for a lot of the game and honestly, the Norwegian barely had a kick,” Redknapp told Premier League Odd.</p>, <p>“He’s got a bit of everything in his game; he is what I would call a “Rolls-Royce” of a defender. He actually reminds me a bit of Rio when I had him at West Ham, just a class act.”</p>, <p>Saliba, who joined Arsenal from French club Saint-Etienne back in 2019, had spent loans at Saint-Etienne, Nice, and Marseille in the past.</p>