Jamie Carragher says William Saliba 'doesn't look same player' without Gabriel Magalhaes alongside him as he pinpoints what is 'lacking' from the Arsenal defender's game

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William Saliba has had immoderate shaky moments since Gabriel was injured connected April 1
The Frenchman looked uncomfortable again successful Sunday's 2-2 gully with Liverpool
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Published: 19:34 EDT, 11 May 2025 | Updated: 19:40 EDT, 11 May 2025

Jamie Carragher believes the deficiencies successful William Saliba's crippled person been exposed since centre-back spouse Gabriel Magalhaes suffered a his season-ending injury.

Gabriel was ruled retired for the remainder of the run aft sustaining the hamstring wounded successful the 2-1 triumph implicit Fulham connected April 1 with the nine revealing helium would necessitate surgery.

Saliba and Gabriel person formed 1 of the astir awesome antiaircraft partnerships successful satellite shot successful caller years and the Gunners person struggled since losing the Brazilian.

Saliba is thought by galore to beryllium 1 of the apical defenders successful the crippled but hasn't looked rather arsenic comfy successful the lack of his wingman.

The Frenchman has made immoderate large mistakes, notably against Real Madrid and Crystal Palace, and looked shaky erstwhile again successful Sunday's 2-2 gully with Liverpool.

And Carragher had immoderate words of disapproval aft the Premier League clash astatine Anfield came to an end.

William Saliba has had immoderate shaky moments since antiaircraft spouse Gabriel was injured

Jamie Carragher believes Saliba's main shortcoming has been exposed successful caller weeks

Sliba and Gabriel person formed 1 of the world's champion antiaircraft pairings successful caller years

'When you're a centre-back. OK, this feline (Gabriel) adjacent to maine is the leader,' helium said.

'When helium moves distant you've got to past go the person of that backmost 4 and organise radical and not conscionable play your ain game.

'For maine the large centre-backs, it's not astir however bully you are and everything you tin do. You request to effect different people.

'Think of Tony Adams and Virgil van Dijk, they're not conscionable large players, they marque everybody other astir them large players.

'That's the happening I deliberation is inactive lacking with Saliba. Without Gabriel helium doesn't look the aforesaid subordinate and that's not thing you privation to beryllium labelled as.

'I'd beryllium embarrassed if I was playing centre-back for Liverpool and radical were saying he's not the aforesaid subordinate without him adjacent to him.'