After a loose pass, Ben White slid in on Diogo Jota and found himself on a yellow card with at least 67 minutes of normal time to play and what would eventually turn into 78 minutes after both stoppages. The yellow defined the England international’s display, which looked slightly nervous and pressured at times.
White has been a critical part of the Arsenal title challenge and for many has been the league’s best in his position with only Kieran Trippier for company. However, his presence in this team has now come under intense pressure due to a double injury blow.
William Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyasu, the latter of whom is out for the season after a knee ligament injury, have placed White in an area where he has to play the majority of all the remaining games. With Saliba out the likelihood would have been White moving into right centre-half and Tomiyasu playing right-back but that wasn’t possible.
