Arsenal defenderr Ben White's agent Alexander Levack has urged football fans to treat him with kindness.

White scored twice for the club in a 5-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League.

However, he has received criticism from some quarters over his decision not to play for England under Gareth Southgate.

"I feel compelled to write this today after such a great performance last night, and all season for that matter, from client Ben White," his agent Alexander Levack wrote on social media.

"For the past 4 weeks Ben has been in the press and media a great deal in that time with a large percentage of that being negative.

"Whilst I appreciate that Ben is in the public eye which brings it's own connotations and leaves you open to criticism I wanted to make the point that every elite performer, whichever field that may be, is a human being who has the same feeling we all have and experience good and bad. No one knows what is actually going on in one's life so I really believe people should think before making a judgment or criticizing these elite performers in public.

"Ben has shown unbelievable robustness and strength throughout this adverse period off the pitch and has blocked out all the noise and has performed incredibly well on the pitch, in a situation where many others could have and would have wilted. Ben has an incredible temperament and attitude which allows him the ability to navigate through his working and personal life. I suppose the main message is be kind to people as you do not have the full facts, which in Ben's case neither Ben nor I wish to vocalize publicly, and do not know what is going on in peoples personal lives so again please be kind."