William Saliba was in top form as Arsenal beat Manchester United.

Earlier this week the French centre-half was named among the nominees for the Young Player of the Season award. Deservedly so, this has been an impeccable campaign for a defender who has looked like a Rolls-Royce at the back.

He showed as much at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. Helping to keep Arsenal’s 11 away clean sheet in the league this term, Saliba took home the Player of the Match award for his disciplined display.

Why? Well, it was a dominating performance. United didn’t throw much at the Gunners but Rasmus Hojlund still proved a handful. Alejandro Garnacho was also lively down the left. At one stage in the second half, the winger broke with pace and strode into the penalty area, only to be met by the wall of Saliba who stuck out a leg and made an inch-perfect tackle.

That was one of seven duels the Frenchman won. So good was the former Saint-Etienne defender that he won all of those duels. That will no doubt please a beaming Arteta.

Saliba had 99 touches of the ball – the most of any player on the field – and completed 76 passes at a 90% success rate, again the highest number of any player at Old Trafford.

William Saliba claimed the official Man of the Match award as Arsenal defeated Man United at Old Trafford 1-0.

The centre-back’s MOTM award at Old Trafford continues his incredible streak of such accolades at the Premier League’s hardest stadiums.

In addition to grabbing the award at Man United’s home ground — where Arsenal won twice in the last 17 games — Wilo was the official Man of the Match in Arsenal’s games at Anfield and the Etihad this season.