Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta provides Ben White update as Gunners 'do everything' to back ace

Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of the resumption on Boxing Day. Arteta is keen for his players to pick up where they left off before the break.

He said: "It's been an unusual time obviously with the World Cup, but also a time that we've used well to train on some things that we needed to train, and to spend time on some players who haven't been with their national teams.

"We need to [find momentum] on the pitch. We've talked about it a lot and we know the importance of coming back strong.

"We are playing at home, it's a very special day in the Premier League historically - a very special family day to play football. It's an amazing atmosphere [Boxing Day] and we want to make the most of it. gone."

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