Mikel Arteta has explained his decision to drop Ben White for their showdown with Manchester City. White was named on the Arsenal bench at the Etihad Stadium, with Jurrien Timber starting at right-back and £42million signing Riccardo Calafiori in at left-back for his first Premier League start.

There was only a place among the subsitutes for Ben White as Riccardo Calafiori earns his first Arsenal start in the Premier League against Manchester City

Mikel Arteta dropped Ben White from Arsenal's lineup against Manchester City as the full-back starts on the bench for the first time in over two years