Arsenal defender William Saliba has revealed how a team-bonding exercise from manager Mikel Arteta has made the squad closer.

Saliba admits there's no cliques inside the Gunners locker room thanks to the efforts of Arteta.

The 22-year-old told Arsenal's media team: "We do a lot of things to be closer and closer and to learn about each other.

"The coaches will speak to us about how important it is to be a unit and to be together, not just with the fans, but as a team as well.

"An example is when we were on tour in America. For every meal we mixed the tables. We don't choose the table where we sit at lunch or dinner.

“We get to speak to the coaching staff, to other players and I really like that.

"There might be a player there who you speak to less and it's a chance to know them more, to be together.

"That all helps as a team when you are on the pitch too. It really helps when you are on the pitch."