Gabriel is tall and relatively comfortable in the air

Gabriel

The Brazilian defender is 6ft 3 and with an aerial duel win percentage of over 65% last season, he is certainly not going to be outfought in the air by Premier League forwards.


With William Saliba also being 6ft 4, they really shouldn’t be caught out by opponents, such as Burnley, delivering long balls next campaign.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.