‘It was nice to put four past them’ – Ben White enjoyed Arsenal’s revenge on Everton

Ben White enjoyed gaining some revenge on Everton (Picture: Getty Images)

Arsenal gained revenge on Everton in style on Wednesday night, thrashing the Toffees 4-0 after losing to them just last month, and Ben White was delighted with the demolition.

Sean Dyche took over at Everton at the end of January and began his tenure in perfect fashion, beating with the league leaders 1-0 at Goodison Park.

The Gunners have not had to wait long for a chance at revenge and they took it on Wednesday at the Emirates, with a brace from Gabriel Martinelli and goals from Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.

A 4-0 win against anyone in the Premier League would be sweet, but after the result on Merseyside this was all the sweeter and White was relishing it.

‘Obviously an amazing performance, especially with the result a couple of weeks ago, it was nice to put four past them today,’ said the England international.

‘They make it tough, once we had the first more were going to come, so it was nice to do that today.

‘There’s ups and down in football and that was a down, today was enjoyable.’

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with the rousing win (Picture: Getty Images)

Wednesday night was Arsenal’s game in hand on their closest rivals, Manchester City, and they used it perfectly to go five points clear at the top of the table.

Asked if he and his teammates are starting to feel the pressure of the title race as they approach the business end of the season, White dismissed the idea.

‘No,’ he said. ‘Looking at us today, it didn’t look like we were feeling it in any way, we’re doing what we’ve done all season, just keep pushing.’

After the early-February wobble which saw Mikel Arteta’s side lose to Everton and Manchester City, with a draw against Brentford in between, they have bounced back impressively, winning three on the spin against Aston Villa, Leicester and the Toffees.

Next for the Gunners is a home game with Bournemouth on Sunday before a return to Europa League action as they go to Sporting on Thursday night.

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‘That was a down, today was enjoyable.’