Former Arsenal star makes shock pick for best Premier League right-back

Chelsea's Malo Gusto has been named arsenic the Premier League's champion right-back by ex-Arsenal antheral Bacary Sagna - who has snubbed immoderate of the much established players successful that position

Bacary Sagna believes Malo Gusto is presently the champion right-back successful the Premier League - overlooking to the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker.

The Chelsea defender joined from Lyon past summertime and has continued to excel, performing good successful a squad that has been inconsistent passim his clip astatine Stamford Bridge.

The ex-Arsenal antheral has praised galore areas of Gusto's crippled and believes helium tin go the apical flight's premier right-back. That would fertile him up of Alexander-Arnold, who continues to beryllium a hugely originative power for Liverpool, and Ben White who besides has received notable plaudits.

Walker has agelong been an outstanding performer, seen by immoderate arsenic the champion right-back successful Premier League history, but helium has endured a dip successful signifier this year. As a effect Sagna believes Chelsea whitethorn presently person the champion subordinate successful that position.

He told Mega Dice: "At the minute, I truly similar Malo Gusto astatine Chelsea. I deliberation helium has the imaginable to go the champion close backmost successful the Premier League. He’s been fantabulous this season. Gusto is truthful energetic. He's bully one-on-one; he's dynamic. His decision-making regarding antiaircraft and violative positioning is truly good.

"I deliberation he's 1 to watch. I've been watching him since helium was astatine Lyon. He's doing good with Chelsea, and he's inactive young. You tin trust connected him to bash the job. Of course, determination are different large close backs successful the Premier League, players that person been successful the crippled for a agelong time, but astatine the moment, he’s 1 of the champion successful the league."

Chelsea person lone kept 2 cleanable sheets this term, but Gusto has been an awesome power successful the last third. He's besides been a regular successful a squad that person go known for making galore changes, mostly owed to their squad depth.

Enzo Maresca is peculiarly pleased with his right-back and said successful October: “Fantastic player. I’m precise blessed with Malo. He's giving america galore things. He's helping the process successful the mode we privation to play a lot. He's doing very, precise well. For the property helium has, helium is top”.

Gusto has been a regular astatine right-back, but that is partially owing to Reece James' injury. The academy postgraduate has returned to the starting XI, but has been deployed astatine left-back, which has allowed the Frenchman to clasp his spot successful the backline.

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