Oleksandr Zinchenko could not believe the stunning goal William Saliba scored against Bournemouth
Oleksandr Zinchenko was stunned by William Saliba's sensational goal to put Arsenal 3-0 up against Bournemouth.
The Gunners continued their impressive start to the season with a comfortable victory at the Vitality Stadium. Martin Odegaard struck twice early on in a rapid start for Mikel Arteta's men, before Saliba added gloss with a gorgeous curling left-footed strike.
It was a wondrous way for the young French centre-back to open his account for Arsenal after he put through his own net in the 4-2 win over Leicester at the weekend.
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Saliba was subjected to a new Arsenal chant to the tune of the song Tequila by the Champs pretty much the whole game and repaid the support with a belter of a strike.
SALIBA THAT IS ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐คฏ
โ Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 20, 2022
That Zinchenko reaction is every Arsenal fan ๐ pic.twitter.com/y4sJLv9OWy
New signing Oleksandr Zinchenko had a perfect view of the goal and couldn't believe the sorcery Saliba served up, falling to the floor with his hands on his head.
Zinchenko realising weโre in for 40 minutes of the Saliba chant on repeat. pic.twitter.com/vRGVcCHuwg
โ Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 20, 2022
zinchenkoโs reaction was better than salibaโs goal tbh ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/T2HBhCkhnV
โ tom (@tomtannerr) August 20, 2022
Saliba scored and Zinchenko went on his knees in worship. Drama king ๐คฃ
โ Mr Vimore (@Gabz_Amadi) August 20, 2022
zinchenko's reaction to saliba's worldie is so pure man, he's so cute i love him
โ ๐ณ๐ฑ (@ZinnyAFC) August 20, 2022
Zinchenko reaction saliba goal is killing pic.twitter.com/NHwUhqd5zj
โ ๐ต๐ธ (@abzzinhoo) August 20, 2022
Saliba joined Arsenal from Saint-Etienne in 2019 for a fee of ยฃ27 million but headed back to his native France on loan.
His Man of the Match performance against Crystal Palace in the opening match of the season was his debut for the club and the 21-year-old has displayed maturity beyond his years.
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has already compared Saliba to a young Rio Ferdinand, a player he worked with for many years.
"We see a lot of players get stuck in between the first team and the reserves, and they don't get football," Neville said onย Sky Sportsย after Saliba's first ever game for Arsenal.
"Saliba has got football inside him and I was massively impressed by him.
"It reminded me of a young Rio Ferdinand. He'll actually get stronger, and his body will become more coordinated. He's such a young centre-back still at the age of 21."
Topics:ย Oleksandr Zinchenko, William Saliba, Arsenal, Bournemouth
Josh Lawless