Lee Dixon names Arsenal star who isn’t as good as member of ‘famous five’ defence

Lee Dixon has heaped praise connected Arsenal’s mean instrumentality but believes determination is 1 subordinate of the existent defence who inactive doesn’t comparison to a stalwart of the club’s ‘famous five’.

The Gunners moved to wrong 2 points of Premier League leaders Manchester City pursuing their hard-fought 1-0 triumph implicit Tottenham successful Sunday’s northbound London derby.

With Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Mikel Merino each missing, Mikel Arteta’s broadside were forced to trust connected their antiaircraft steeliness and potency from set-pieces to grind retired a 3rd successive triumph astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The resoluteness demonstrated by the likes of William Saliba and matchwinner Gabriel Magalhaes drew examination with George Graham’s fabled portion which comprised of Dixon himself, Nigel Winterburn, Steve Bould, Tony Adams and David Seaman.

Dixon believes the people of 2024 present merit to beryllium regarded arsenic the champion defence successful the Premier League but insists goalkeeper David Raya inactive has immoderate mode to spell earlier helium tin beryllium considered the adjacent of 1 of his illustrious predecessors, David Seaman.

‘There’s nary uncertainty that the Arsenal backmost 4 are a precise committed bunch,’ Arsenal nine legen Dixon told Gambling Zone.

‘Left backmost has been a small spot of a problem. Timber came in, got injured and missed the full season, but it looks similar he’s making up for mislaid time.

‘His lack was a large stroke past season.

‘Both afloat backs had a large crippled against Spurs and dealt with arguably Tottenham’s 2 astir unsafe players successful Son and Johnson rather well.

‘The 2 centre backs, Gabriel and William Saliba, that’s the champion concern successful the league.

‘Saliba is the subordinate that usually gets much attention, but I deliberation Gabriel is conscionable arsenic good.

‘His positioning is exceptional and his appetite to support is fantastic. He’s dependable and helium scores goals.

‘David Raya has been coagulated since helium joined. He’s not arsenic bully arsenic Dave Seaman, evidently and Ben White’s not a spot connected maine (joking).

‘It’s a joyousness to ticker this backmost four. They truly bask the process of defending, the champion teams do, and immoderate different teams place that sometimes.’

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