Arsenal may have regrets. The Gunners’ 2022-2023 season was exceptional, but it could have been even more so if Mikel Arteta’s men had not dropped so many points at the end of the campaign. Blame it on the pressure, already, at Manchester City too, but also on injuries that have impacted the group. That of William Saliba in particular, perfect over his first 27 days of the Premier League before missing the last 11. A fatal loss for Arsenal who will finish 5 points behind the team led by Pep Guardiola.
For Téléfoot, in a preview, the central defender who played for ASSE, OGC Nice and OM returned to the cruel end of the season last year and his injury. “Last year I had a good season. Unfortunately, I got injured during the year and in the final sprint. It’s clear that I was a little disappointed but here it is, it’s a new season with new ambitions and I hope we will do better“, he explains first, before adding: “It’s clear that with me, Arsenal could have been champions. But there you go, injuries are part of football and we are focused on this new season“. Daring statements certainly, but justified by the final sprint of the Gunners: 3 draws and 3 defeats over the last 11 days of the Premier League without Saliba.
