Ferdinand was speaking to talkSPORT as he also noted that playing in a settled Arsenal side is doing the Frenchman a lot of good.
Rio Ferdinand was asked a series of this or that questions. And one of those involved picking between Saliba and Martinez. He went on to back the Arsenal star.
“I would go Saliba. I think Saliba could potentially be top, top, top,” he told talkSPORT. “Martinez answered a lot of critics last year, a lot of doubters about his size and stuff like that. Fantastic on the ball.
“This one, you’re helped by the team you’re playing for. He’s in a very solid, consistent team, Saliba. Martinez isn’t.”
