World Cup returnees shine
It's been a difficult few weeks for Ben White. Stories surrounding the reasoning for his early departure from the England camp have made him the focus of a media spotlight that Arsenal have been keen to shelter him from. Sources at the club continue to reaffirm that he did indeed leave Qatar due to personal reasons as initially stated, and the Gunners are now keen protect him from too much further scrutiny over the coming weeks.
Instead the plan is to let him do his talking on the pitch, and on Tuesday night that was exactly what he did. In the early stages of the first half in particular, AC Milan opted for a high pressing tactic that White could easily have been forgiven for looking rusty against. Instead though he carried on with the composure and technical grace that we've been used to seeing from him in the right back role all season.
