I love Big Gabi but I think Das Mert is still ahead of him.

I have Kos - Saliba as the pairing, then Mertesacker.

All I know is that there’s no way Saliba gets left on the bench haha not happening.

For me the pairing has be Gabi and Saliba. If someone offered me peak Kos or peak Mert to replace Gabi, I wouldn’t take either. Mert was far too slow for the football we play, and Kos was good but not great. It’s clear for me, Gabi and Saliba all the way