š£ļøRio Ferdinand: āI think Saliba is going to be the best defender in the world. Saliba will be the best defender in the world when Virgil van Dijk gives up that post. As soon as that happens, it could be in a year, it could be three years. Whenever itās going to be I donāt see anyone else taking over. The only person I see, the person who I think will rival him and it will be close is Leny Yoro.
āTo go back to Saliba, he looks imposing. Rasmus Hojlund is probably still trying to fight his way out of his pocket now after the #Arsenal vs United game. It was like a man against a boy. I want to see Rasmus Hojlund improve in those situations, in those one vs ones.

āAnd I can say the same about Haaland, when Haaland comes up agaisnt a Van Dijk, against a Saliba-type guy, I want to see him bully the life out of them as well, I was to see him hurt them and put punches in those guys, not just flat-track bullies.
āSaliba looked clean, confident, classy, strong, elegant. Everything youād want in a centre half and it was great just to see another centre-half, a young one, come on who is two or three years behind in adjusting to the Premier League and come on and look so clean in the defensive situations where if youāre going to be a top team you need someone in the back line, at least one of them, who can go one vs one with anyone on the pitch.ā