'Fighter' White caught mocking Man City star Grealish in Arsenal bust-up

By Ewan Kingsbury

10th Oct, 2023 | 11:28am

'Fighter' Ben White caught mocking Jack Grealish in new Man City bust-up footage

Arsenal defender Ben White has been caught on camera mocking Man City’s Jack Grealish in the post-match melee following the Gunners’ 1-0 victory on Sunday (8 October).

Tensions were running high after the full-time whistle with several players involved in an on-pitch altercation.

Man City right-back Kyle Walker, 33, clashed with the Arsenal backroom staff – with stars like Erling Haaland and Matheus Nunes also caught up in the fracas.

And new footage, posted to X by AFCannon_1886 shows White brutally laughing off Grealish’s aggression as he attempted to make his presence felt.

The Man City winger was subsequently led away by a member of his club’s staff as a gaggle of Arsenal stars celebrated behind him.

White, who was described last week as a “fighter” by manager Mikel Arteta, played all 90 minutes as the Gunners recorded a vital victory over the treble-winners.

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Meanwhile, Grealish was an unused substitute for City – with Pep Guardiola instead turning to summer signing Jeremy Doku to change the game.

It is not the first time White has been caught in a bust-up with City stars.

Footage from Sky Sports showed him clashing with Phil Foden after Arsenal suffered a 4-1 defeat to effectively end their title hopes in April.

White remains out of Gareth Southgate’s England squad and will thus not have to link up with Grealish or Foden when they take on Australia and Italy on international duty in the coming days.

The 26-year-old is now key for Arteta’s side at right-back and has played every Premier League minute so far this season.

Arsenal sit second in the top flight, two points ahead of Man City after eight games of the new season.

The Gunners are next in action against Chelsea on 21 October, while City face a home clash with Brighton on the same day.

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