Ben White appears to try to take the glove off Guglielmo Vicario before Arsenal's first game in the north London derby.

Ben White was seen distracting goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario before Arsenal's first goal in the north London derby.

The gunmen face bitter rivals Tottenham and they ran towards a commanding 3-0 lead in the first half.

Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka got on the scoreboard, but the first goal came when Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg put the ball into his own goal.

The first game occurred with a corner taken by Saka that hit Hojbjerg and beat Vicario at his near post.

The Italian goalkeeper seemed unable to do anything about it, but replays showed he may have been distracted.

As White He stayed waiting for the cross into the area, stood behind Vicario and began to look at his gloves.

After taking a look at them, he appeared to reach out and try to unbutton one of the Spurs man's gloves.

His attempt was unsuccessful but it forced Vicario to turn around and wave his arm in the air to get him off of him.

Seconds later, a deflection from Hojbjerg would sneak past the near post to open the scoring for Arsenal.

Gunners fans loved White's attempt to distract Vicario, posting on social media: “Benny loves to employ the dark arts.”

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Another wrote: “Vicar got lost for a minute!”

“He's a threat and we love him for it,” said a third Arsenal fan.

Before a fourth posted: “Ben White's trick to unsettle goalie pays off again.”

The own goal that followed White's antics was the start of a magnificent Arsenal half.

They took control of the North London derby and took a 3-0 lead at half-time, however Spurs pulled one back to make it 3-2.

Mikel ArtetaHowever, the team managed to hold on and took three crucial points in the race for the Premier League title.

The Gunners are now four points clear city ​​of manchester at the top of the table, with City playing Nottingham Forest later on Sunday.