Ben White 'wonder goal' for Arsenal leaves Mikel Arteta lost for words with hands on his head

23/04/2024 22:54

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta couldn’t believe what he saw after Ben White scored a ‘wonder goal’ against Chelsea.

The Gunners defender scored his second and their fifth of the night to leave the Blues in disarray.

With 70 minutes on the clock, Martin Odegaard sent a neatly chipped ball into the box and onto the run of White.

White then volleyed it first time into the top left corner of the goal, with many initially thinking it took a deflection on its way in.

However replays showed that it didn’t, and Arteta was seen with his hands on his head on the touchline in visible awe.

Speaking on commentary for talkSPORT, former Manchester City defender Danny Mills was also impressed with White’s finish.

“If it’s his goal and he’s side footed that into the top corner, it is an outstanding volley,” he said, before adding: “It’s a wonder goal.”

Arsenal were the dominant side from minute one at the Emirates Stadium and scored their opener in the first five minutes.

It was Leandro Trossard who scored their only goal of the first-half, with the second seeing them certainly step up a gear.

White scored within seven minutes of the restart when capitalising on poor defending from Chelsea.

Former Blue Kai Havertz then scored two goals against his old club to inflict further damage on the visitors.

White’s second of the game was arguably the best of the lot and capped off an excellent performance from Arsenal.