Teddy Sheringham says Arsenal’s William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes are not better than Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.

Saliba and Gabriel have established themselves as one of the most impressive centre-back partnerships on the planet in recent seasons.

Arsenal have conceded just three goals in 10 games this season but Sheringham has argued that Spurs’ central defenders are just as good.

Sheringham feels Van de Ven and Romero are in the ‘same bracket’ as Saliba and Gabriel – and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

‘Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero are in the same category as Gabriel and William Saliba,’ the former Spurs forward told Oddspedia.

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‘Everyone talks about the best Premier League centre-back pairing being Gabriel and Saliba.

‘You can also make a case for Liverpool’s defensive partnership: Virgil van Dijk is still a fantastic player, although there are still question marks around Ibrahima Konate.