“How bad have we missed him”, “Pray for Wolves” - Arsenal fans delighted after 24-year-old star returns to starting line-up for Wolves clash

Arsenal fans are delighted to see William Saliba back in the starting XI for their Premier League clash against Wolverhampton. The Frenchman was doubtful for the game after having just returned to training.

Mikel Arteta has named David Raya in goal again, with Piero Hincapié partnering Saliba in the middle of the defence. Ben White keeps his place in the starting XI, with Jurrien Timber playing as the left-back.

Declan Rice has recovered from his issue and is starting alongside Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze in the midfield. Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are the wingers, with Viktor Gyokeres playing as the striker once again.

Arsenal fans are happy with the starting XI, but news of Saliba's return has caught everyone's eye. Many posted:

Arteta spoke about Saliba in his pre-match press conference and said (via club website):

"We have to wait and see. Yesterday we didn’t train, so we have an extra day between this afternoon, let’s see if he can be available or not. It remains the same. If you asked me for the Everton game, I think he will be fit; for tomorrow, I don’t know."

He also said Rice and Timber were doubtful and added:

"Again, depends how he [Timber] feels today. It was a knock that he picked, and he wasn’t feeling comfortable. So again, I think it’s a matter of days, but whether it’s tomorrow or not we’ll see. Let’s see how he [Declan Rice] is today. He was ill, that’s an illness, normally in a few days it gets resolved, but we have to wait and see."

Arsenal are up against the bottom-placed Wolverhampton, who are yet to pick up a win this season.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta not taking Wolverhampton clash lightly

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said that he is not taking the Wolverhampton clash lightly, as the Premier League matches are always tricky. He added that they need to remain focused and said:

"In any Premier League match and especially against a team that is fighting against results, I know the manager really well and how he’s going to push and get the players ready to [try to cause a shock]. From our side, we’re going to go full gas from the beginning and we know what we have to do."

"At the end, you’re going to have to have over 90 points probably to win it, so that means winning a lot of football matches and tomorrow we have three points that we have to earn."

Arsenal are top of the Premier League table with 33 points from 15 matches, having lost just twice this season.

Edited by Sripad