Arsenal drew 2-2 away at Watford in front of William Saliba on Sunday.
Arsenal capitulated in bizarre fashion on Sunday afternoon, throwing away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 away at Watford.
The Gunners were looking to avoid a shock defeat at Vicarage Road, against a Watford side still searching for their first Premier League win of the season.
With Quique Sanchez Flores back at the helm, Watford were looking for a new manager bounce, but fell 2-0 down in the first two a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace.
Arsenal gifted Watford a route back into the game with Tom Cleverley’s strike, before David Luiz fouled Roberto Pereyra for a penalty, and the Argentine stepped up to score.
In truth, Watford should have won the game as they had more than enough chances to claim all three points, with Abdoulaye Doucoure squandering a late opportunity.
It’s clear that Arsenal are still shaky at the back even after signing Luiz from Chelsea, but the future of the Arsenal back line was actually at Vicarage Road after all.
Summer signing William Saliba, who is currently back at Arsenal for treatment on an injury (Standard), is out on loan at Saint-Etienne for the season before starting his Gunners career next summer.
The 18-year-old – signed for £27million (BBC) – took the chance to go and watch Arsenal in action on Sunday, with fans posting photos of him in and around the ground and even in the away end at Vicarage Road.
Saliba surely won’t have been impressed with the collapse, and fans will no doubt hope that the teenager can eventually go some way to solving this defensive frailty at Arsenal once and for all, but they’ll have to wait a little longer yet.
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