{"id":25566,"date":"2025-10-24T20:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T00:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/mikel-arteta-hails-arsenals-incredible-star-as-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T00:18:54","slug":"mikel-arteta-hails-arsenals-incredible-star-as-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/mikel-arteta-hails-arsenals-incredible-star-as-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal&#8217;s &#8216;incredible&#8217; star as one of the best players in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/mikel-arteta-hails-arsenals-incredible-star-as-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-world\/#Arteta_praises_Gabriel_Magalhaes\" >Arteta praises Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/mikel-arteta-hails-arsenals-incredible-star-as-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-world\/#Gabriel_is_at_his_peak\" >Gabriel is at his peak.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Watch as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks to the media. (Photo by Alex Davidson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es has established himself as one of the best defenders in the league.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has been exceptional for the north London club, with manager Mikel Arteta currently praising him.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arteta_praises_Gabriel_Magalhaes\"><\/span>Arteta praises Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to the media ahead of the game against Crystal Palace, the Arsenal manager explained that Gabriel has developed into one of the best central defenders in the world. He also added that the Brazilian has a great mentality and a great attitude.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of the main reasons why Arsenal are so good defensively. At the back, he has formed a strong partnership with William Saliba. On top of that, the Brazilian continues to perform exceptionally well. He was deadly for Arsenal in attacking set pieces and added a new dimension to their attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Manager Mikel Arteta said of Gabriel: &#8220;If you want a defender who can play in both boxes. I really like Gabby, one of the best centre-backs in the world. Gabby is unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gabriel_is_at_his_peak\"><\/span>Gabriel is at his peak.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es celebrates Arsenal&#8217;s goal against Atl\u00e9tico Madrid (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Brazilian defender is at the peak of his career and continues to perform at a high level. There is no doubt that he is one of the best defenders. It will be interesting to see if he can help Arsenal further develop and get over the line in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>They have come close to winning the league title in recent seasons and will aim to win it again this time.<\/p>\n<p>Having a top-class player like Gabriel at their disposal is certainly an advantage for them. The Brazilian is currently in top form and it&#8217;s no wonder his manager considers him one of the best players in the world in this position.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks to the media. (Photo by Alex Davidson\/Getty Images) Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es has established himself as one of the best defenders in the league. The Brazilian has been exceptional for the north London club, with manager Mikel Arteta currently praising him. 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