Mikel Arteta confident White and Zinchenko are ‘best mates’ despite Forest spat

The Arsenal boss then bizarrely attempted to make light of the on-pitch altercation when he remarked that he pair were now so close they were even “sharing wives”.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta made a bizarre joke at his pre-match press conference (Steven Paston/PA)

Mikel Arteta has declared he is happy to see his players bickering after Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko had a spat in the win at Nottingham Forest – insisting a Premier League title race is not a Disney fairy tale.

The Arsenal boss then bizarrely attempted to make light of the on-pitch altercation when he remarked that the pair were now so close they were even “sharing wives”.