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William Saliba takes a swipe at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta by claiming he was 'judged on two-and-a-half games' and is now enjoying his football 'as part of a team' during loan spell at Nice

William Saliba has claimed Mikel Arteta 'judged me on two-and-a-half matches' and 'told me I wasn't ready' in a furious outburst at the Arsenal manager.

The 19-year-old joined Arsenal from Saint-Etienne in the summer of 2019 for £27million and was immediately sent back out on loan to the Ligue 1 club.

But when he arrived in London, Saliba failed to make a single senior appearance for the Gunners before being shipped out on loan to Nice in January after Arteta deemed him not ready for first-team action.

The young French defender was sent out on loan to Nice last month after failing to break into the first team
Arteta has not used Saliba in his first-team squad this season, consigning him to youth-team games

Saliba has impressed in the early stages of his return to France.