'I love it!' - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta reacts to Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ben White having heated exchange after Nottingham Forest victory

The Gunners beat Forest 2-1 thanks to second-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka, with Taiwo Awoniyi grabbing a late consolation at the City Ground on Tuesday night. Despite picking up all three points, defenders Zinchenko and White had to be kept apart at the final whistle, with the former seemingly livid over not getting a clean sheet. Now, manager Arteta has expressed his delight over the passion exuded by his players in not being satisfied with the victory.

When asked about the incident between Zinchenko and White, Arteta told reporters: "I love it! I love it because they demand more from each other. They are not happy the way they conceded that [goal] and they are just trying to resolve it. It was a bit heated but that means it is not enough playing the way we played, the result has to be bigger and the clean sheet has to be there."

The result reignited Arsenal's title ambitions and put them within two points of league leaders Liverpool and three points ahead of defending champions Manchester City, although both sides have games in hand on the Gunners.

Second-placed Arsenal face a mighty Premier League test next up against Jurgen Klopp's table-topping Liverpool on Sunday, followed by an away trip to London rivals West Ham, who sit sixth in the table, a week later.