Arsenal star Ben White hailed for "s***house" challenge in win over Leicester

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Mikel Arteta’s free-flowing Arsenal side roared back into the top four with an almost faultless display against Leicester City.Thomas Partey’s classy header and Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty saw the Gunners’ cruise past Brendan Rodgers’ side 2-0.It was a complete display from the confident Gunners who have now won five Premier League matches.

But while there were many excellent aspects of the north Londoners’ performance, one cheeky moment from Ben White brought a smile to the faces of Arsenal fans.The incident came in the 73rd minute when Leicester, albeit huffing and puffing, were still in with a slight chance of turning the contest around.After Cedric Soares’ shot was blocked by Caglar Soyuncu, the ball fell kindly to James Maddison who instinctively looked to get his side up the pitch.In fact, the Englishman was one good pass away from triggering a two-on-one counterattack in the Foxes’ favour.And the former Norwich City ace’s pass would have been weighted to perfection if White had not already read the situation. Where will Arsenal finish this season?

Let us know in the commentsThe £54million defender quickly realised the danger the Gunners’ could be in, instinctively reacting to the situation by clipping the ankles of Patson Daka.Leicester’s summer signing would have been scampering into the Arsenal half with only Gabriel Magalhaes to beat had White not acted.

But incredibly, the England international not only avoided a yellow card, but he did not even give away a foul.And Arsenal fans could not get enough of White’s sneaky act of gamesmanship. “Ben White is a right s***house,” one Arsenal fans said.“He keeps doing that move and I’m here for it,” another supporter added. “I would have hated it if someone had done.