'Don't even get me started' - Graeme Souness demands Arsenal intervention in furious rant

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has slammed Ben White's conduct during set pieces after the explosive North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners eked out a thrilling 3-2 victory helped by White's contentious play, including attempts to tamper with Spurs' shot-stopper Guglielmo Vicarion's gloves.

The Arsenal right-back repeatedly disrupted the goalkeeper during corner kicks as his side continue to reap rewards from set pieces. This season, Arsenal have netted the most Premier League goals from set pieces since West Brom in the 2016-17 campaign.

The club's set-piece maestro, Nicolas Jover, who joined from Manchester City last year, has received high praise for his influence. However, Souness isn't convinced and reckons that it is high time the Gunners were penalised for their tactics.

In his column in the Daily Mail, the former Liverpool skipper made his views clear, reports the Mirror: «I've heard a lot of talk about the 'genius' of Arsenal's so-called set-piece 'guru' and the incredible work he's played in the team's push for the title.» «Well, forgive me for bursting the bubble here, but amid all the excitement about the goals Tottenham conceded from corners last week, something very significant was somehow missed. Two of those goals should not have counted.

»We are witnessing a stealthy, very deliberate, strategy from Arsenal — and Ben White in particular — to obstruct goalkeepers in a way which will avoid detection by the referees." Souness then went on to say: «Might I suggest the referees consult their own little FA rule books for a definition of that term? Law 12 states, in black and white, that obstruction is 'moving into the opponent's path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of