Ben White lauds centre-back teammates for making Arsenal life ‘easier’ after Liverpool draw

Arsenal secured an important point on the road at Liverpool on Saturday and had many reasons to thank William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. Ben White has successfully found a place in Mikel Arteta’s team despite initially being signed as a centre-half but the rise of Saliba and the improvement of Gabriel have meant regular chances to play in the middle are at an all-time low.

Moving to right-back has given White that chance however and despite the arrival of Jurrien Timber in the summer, a serious injury to the Dutchman means he has been vitally important for yet another season. Contract talks are ongoing and the defender is keen to stay in North London.

Mikel Arteta has certainly instilled a greater defensive resilience in the side and White spoke after the game to football.london about the quality of his partners. Consistency was the key theme that the England international wanted to highlight.

“They are unbelievable together,” White said. “They are so strong and powerful. They make it easier for everyone around them. They just don’t do too much wrong, do they?

“They are so consistent every game. No one is dominating them speed-wise or strength-wise."

And he is completely right. No team has been able to get the better of both players in a single game.

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That is not to say that the other sides haven’t been able to score goals, they have. It is to say that across the games played both players have ensured competitivity over dominant periods and the only two defeats of the season, Newcastle and Aston Villa, fell to one-goal deficits in games that