Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko had to be separated (Picture: TNT Sports)Mikel Arteta has offered his response to Ben White’s nasty spat with teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko after Arsenal’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest. There were ugly scenes at full time for Arsenal with teammates White and Zinchenko involved in an altercation on the pitch over Forest’s late goal. The Arsenal duo had to be physically separated with Arteta seen calming the Ukrainian left-back down. ‘That’s pushing each other and being not happy conceding and I have to encourage that and promote it in the right way and a respectful way,’ Arteta told TNT Sports about the incident. ‘The performance was good, we had to be patient, we were able to generate chances in various ways which is pleasing.

Source: Metro January 31, 2024 07:45 UTC