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Wolves boss O'Neil hails Arsenal pair Gabriel and Saliba

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil admits he's a fan of today's opponents Arsenal.

O'Neil is particularly impressed by centre-halves Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba.

He said, "I think they're excellent. Their position in their Champions League group, their position in the Premier League tells you exactly what they are. They've made some improvements and would have possibly gone on to win the league last year without the injury in the back line they suffered late on.

“The two centre-backs that they have are incredible physically which allows them to be unbelievably aggressive, especially at home in how they press and how they go after teams, knowing they have them two at the back and Declan Rice in front of them.

“They're a tough team in trying to find ways to cause them problems, but of course we're looking forward to it. We need to mix things up a bit because of suspensions and injuries, and it's probably the ultimate test for us at the moment.

“With Manchester City, who we played recently, they have a few injury concerns, but Arsenal feel they're in a really good moment, so they're the ultimate test in the Premier League at the moment, especially going there with a weakened group as we will, and not having the numbers that we have in the other games, It will be a real test for us."

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