Former Chelsea midfielder, Andy Townsend, has criticized defender Ben White for Philippe Coutinho’s goal against Arsenal during both teams’ Premier League tie at Villa Park on Saturday.
Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 4-2 in Saturday’s afternoon Premier League fixture.
Mikel Arteta’s side twice came from behind before two goals late on sealed the victory for the Gunners.
A dramatic effort from Jorginho rebounded off Emi Martinez into the net before Gabriel Martinelli was left with an open goal to seal the win for the visitors in additional time.
Watching on for Premier League Productions, Townsend pointed out a poor piece of play from White that allowed Coutinho to score against Arsenal.
According to him, White was caught in a poor position against the host.
“Fantastic goal from Aston Villa, that is, brilliant finish from Philippe Coutinho, had all the composure to send Aaron Ramsdale the wrong way completely.
“Ben White just gets caught in a poor position there and allows Moreno to nip behind him, the little dummy from Buendia, and the cool and composed finish from Coutinho is top class,” Townsend said.