AS Monaco Manager Counts on Mohammed Salisu's EPL Experience Ahead of Arsenal Clash

AS Monaco Manager Counts on Mohammed Salisu's EPL Experience Ahead of Arsenal Clash

  • AS Monaco manager Adi Hutter is delighted with the presence of Mohammed Salisu in the team for the game against Arsenal
  • The French club will engage Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening at the Emirates
  • Salisu enjoyed a good time during his days in the English Premier League with Southampton before moving to France

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Adi Hutter insists the experience of Mohammed Salisu will be important ahead of the game against Arsenal.

AS Monaco travels to London to face the English giants in the UEFA Champions League matchday six on Wednesday evening.

Salisu, Thilo Kehrer, and Takumi Minamino are some of the Monaco players with Premier League experience.

Monaco manager counts on Mohammed Salisu ahead of Arsenal game.
AS Monaco manager Adi Hutter confident the experience of Mohammed Salisu will help against Arsenal. Photo: Valerio Pennicino.
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The Ghanaian defender joined the French club from English club Southampton in the summer of 2023 and has since become a key figure at the Stade Louis.

Ahead of Wednesday night's game, Hutter emphasised the importance of Salisu and his colleagues for the game against Arsenal.

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"We have with us Thilo (Kehrer) and Mohammed (Salisu), who know the Premier League very well, as does Takumi Minamino. But we also have our two Brazilian full-backs, Aleksandr Golovin, who are experienced players. We also have a very good mix in our squad between these more capped players and our young talents," he said at the pre-match presser, as quoted by the club's official website.

Salisu returns to England

It is the Ghana international's first return to England since leaving the Premier League in 2023.

Salisu has rediscovered the form that made him one of the sought-after defenders in Europe after a slow start to life in Monaco.

During his first season in France, the 25-year-old spent most of the time on the sidelines due to injury.

However, the former Southampton player has enjoyed a blistering start to the new campaign and was named in the Team of the Week after the game against Dinamo Zagreb, as reported by 3 News.

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Salisu makes UCL TOTW

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghana international Mohammed Salisu has been included in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week after his performance against Dinamo Zagreb.

The Black Stars centre-back scored as the French giants fought back to draw 2-2 in Croatia.

Salisu started and lasted the entire duration of the crucial encounter in October.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Lukman Mumuni (Sports Editor) Lukman Abdul Mumin is a CAF-accredited Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past eight years. Lukman has worked with some of Ghana's big media houses like GMA and was a regular pundit on GTV. He started his journalism career as a presenter and a writer after studying at the Gee Way Media School. Lukman has covered several international competitions including AFCON 2023. Email: lukmanevergreen2g15@gmail.com