William Saliba was put to the test to identify former Arsenal stars – but mistakenly took former Gunner Philippe Senderos for current Everton boss Sean Dyche.
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In the hilarious video with NBC Sports, the France international correctly named Alex Song, Andrey Arshavin, Yaya Sanogo and Gervinho when shown shots of the players during their time in north London.
But when shown a picture of retired centre-half Senderos, Saliba said: ‘It is the coach of Everton?’ referring to current Toffees boss Dyche.
The interviewer replied: ‘No, no, it looks like him! This one is a Swiss defender.’
The hint didn’t do the trick with Saliba none the wiser.
Senderos joined Arsenal in 2003 and spent seven years at the club, making 116 appearances for the side under Arsene Wenger.
His time at Arsenal also included loan stints with AC Milan and Everton, spending four years at Fulham after leaving north London in 2010.
Having also been capped 57 times for Switzerland, Senderos retired from professional football in 2019.
Saliba has emerged as one of the most important players in Mikel Arteta’s side, enjoying a sublime first full season in English football last term as Arsenal challenged Manchester City for the Premier League title.
After suffering a back injury towards the end of the 2022-23 season – a blow coinciding with Arsenal’s collapse that left City with a free run to the title – he has been ever present in the starting XI this season, starting and completing all 12 league matches.
He has also been a constant presence in Champions League group games, playing the full 90 in all four matches so far.
The 22-year-old will return to the capital after international duty with France, coming off the bench in the 14-0 win over Gibraltar and starting Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Greece.
Arsenal return to league action away to Brentford on Saturday evening.
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