Mikel Arteta actually believes 22-year-old Arsenal player should score plenty more than he does

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Mikel Arteta believes that one youngster within the Arsenal squad should score a lot more often than he does, after he bagged his second league goal of the campaign on Sunday.

The Gunners blew West Ham away at the London Stadium over the weekend. It was a huge performance and result considering that Manchester City and Liverpool both won on Saturday. It was also the scene of one of the defining moments of last year’s Premier League title race.

William Saliba was the man who kicked off the goalscoring against the Hammers. The Frenchman headed home from a couple of yards out as Arsenal caused West Ham all sorts of problems from set-pieces. Cruelly for the home side, it was Declan Rice who put the ball on a plate for Saliba.

Mikel Arteta thinks William Saliba should score more goals for Arsenal

It was Saliba’s second goal of the campaign, and only his fifth in 65 games for the Gunners. And it seems that his manager believes that he should be doing much better.

According to a report from The Telegraph, Mikel Arteta believes that Saliba should score more goals due to his height.

Gunners now a huge threat from set-pieces

You can understand why Arteta feels that way. As the report notes, Arsenal are such a threat from set-pieces now. And no team in the Premier League has scored more goals from dead-ball situations this season.

His centre-back partner Gabriel Magalhaes has scored four times this term – the same number of goals Gabriel Jesus has in the top-flight, albeit in fewer appearances.

Given how dangerous Arsenal now appear to be from corners and free-kicks, it is likely that Saliba’s tally is going to improve over the coming weeks.

The challenge for Arsenal’s opponents is to find a way to try and nullify the threat Arteta’s men now have at set-pieces. But clearly, that is easier said than done.