American Arsenal supporter breaks down in tears after meeting Ben White – but fans spot he had another player’s name on the back of his shirt

Ben White made one Arsenal fan cry tears of happiness in Philadelphia this week.

The Gunners are in Pennsylvania’s largest city preparing for the final game of their pre-season tour to the USA.

After drawing 1-1 with Bournemouth and then beating Manchester United 2-1 – with both of those games taking place in Los Angeles – Mikel Arteta’s side will now face Liverpool at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday night.

Another big crowd is expected on Wednesday after 62,486 fans watched Arsenal’s victory over United.

Arsenal’s American fans are very passionate about their club and that was highlighted further by a video that has recently gone viral.

Arsenal are now in Philadelphia and White met up with an excited fan at Subaru Park this week

The video was taken at Philadelphia Union’s Subaru Park stadium, where Arsenal have been training.

It showed one Gunners fan looking overwhelmed after meeting right back White.

After passing White a shirt through a set of metal bars, the fan was pictured sobbing with joy as his hero signed it with a pen.

‘I love you Ben,’ he spluttered, before White politely replied: ‘Thanks for coming.’

The fan then said: ‘Thank you so much, thank you so much,’ as White handed him back the jersey.

However, White was seemingly not even this fan’s favourite player because the shirt that he signed was printed with Bukayo Saka’s name and number.

In a video that has gone viral, the fan was seen wiping away a tear as White signed his shirt

At the end of the video it was revealed that the shirt White signed had ‘Saka 7’ printed on it

The video was shared via X (formerly Twitter) by multiple accounts and it generated thousands of comments.

Many of them focussed on the fact that the fan’s shirt – which he attached to a coat hanger before leaving the stadium – did not have White’s name on it.

One social media user asked: ‘If he loves him so much why the Saka shirt?’ 

Another Gunners fan wrote: ‘Saka shirt but crying for White’, followed by two crying emojis.

White, 28, was one of Arsenal’s best players last season.

The former Brighton defender featured in 37 of Arsenal’s 38 Premier League games. 

Meanwhile, Saka ended the 2023-24 campaign as Arsenal’s leading scorer with 16 goals in 35 league appearances.

Arsenal will begin the new season on August 17 with a home game against Wolves.