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Kieran Horn

What caused Ben White to clash with Phil Foden at full time of Man City vs Arsenal

The major Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal descended into chaos at full time with Ben White and Phil Foden at the centre of the brawl. Tensions had been building throughout the game with Jack Grealish involved in incidents with both Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey.

The Gunners struggled to gain any foothold in the game, especially after Kevin de Bruyne's opener, and seemingly looked to try and edge the mental battle by winding up City winger Grealish. In the first half, Xhaka was spotted trying to get inside the head of the 27-year-old with the City winger not too receptive to his friendly arm around the shoulder.

Towards the end of the first half, Ruben Dias and White also came to blows, with the latter falling to the floor after a kick-out from Dias. The Portugal international was booked for his role in the clash moments after John Stones had doubled City's lead.

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