Arsenal defender Gabriel has hailed Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero as two Premier League players he enjoyed playing against the most.
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Gabriel, 22, joined the Gunners during the summer from Ligue 1 side Lille in a move which costs the London side £23.4m, as per TransferMarkt.
The South American defender has had a decent impact on a previously disjointed Arsenal back-line and has already featured in a total of seven matches in all competitions for his new side.
Gabriel is set to face-off against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United in the Premier League tomorrow in a hotly anticipated encounter which has all the makings to be a great game.
Speaking ahead of the exciting clash at Old Trafford, Gabriel has been speaking about which players in England’s top-flight he has enjoyed playing against the most.
Gabriel has identified Van Dijk as a fellow defender he admirers most and Aguero as an attacker who has taught him how to adapt his game.
Speaking live on ESPN Brasil (as quoted by Metro), the 22-year-old said: “A defender that I admire a lot and that I was able to play against was Van Dijk.
“Also playing against Manchester City, we lost the game, but I was able to learn.
“When you play against big teams, you learn, you try to reap the rewards of what happens on the pitch.
“I was able to play against a player known worldwide as Aguero, who many defenders want to play against, to see what the style of play is like.
“There are also other players that I intend to play against and also together.”
Arsenal’s young defender went onto admit that Paris-Saint Germain star Kylian Mbappe is the toughest oppoentent he has faced, he said: “Mbappe was difficult.
“He was very fast, but there are others I’ve played against who are also great players.”