He is better than me right now — Arsenal's Saliba names world's best defender

William Saliba has called Manchester City's Ruben Dias "The best defender right now".

The Arsenal defender revealed that Dias has surpassed Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk over the past year.

Asked to rank the best defenders in the world, Saliba told Sky Sports YouTube Channel:

 “Right now, honestly, it’s Ruben Dias. “Normally for me it is Van Dijk he is the best. Over the last four years he was the best in the world, but for me last season it was Ruben Dias, Van Dijk second and then Thiago Silva third. 

“I hope maybe I will be top three next season, but I think maybe they are better than me right now. “It’s not good to say they are better, but they are right now better than me but I hope one day I will be better than everyone here.”