Watch Terrified Mikel Arteta Sprint to Stop Granit Xhaka From Fighting During the North London Derby

• Mikel Arteta was forced to swing into action as chaos erupted after the North London derby
• Mayhem was caused after a heated confrontation between Richarlison and Aaron Ramsdale
• Granit Xhaka was nearly involved in the scuffle before his manager jumped in to stop him

Mikel Arteta was involved in a hilarious moment during the North London derby, rushing to stop Granit Xhaka from being involved in a fight.

The incident happened shortly after referee, Craig Pawson blew the full-time whistle at the close of the match on Sunday, January 15.

Sportbible reports that there was a sudden turn of events shortly after the match, with Tottenham striker, Richarlison and Arsenal goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale spotted having a bitter exchange.

The heated confrontation escalated soon after, with both sets of players involved in the commotion.

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Arteta stops Xhaka from fighting

It took the intervention of the coaching staff to quell the situation, with Mikel Arteta also involved.

While the Arsenal boss succeeded in pulling his charges aside, a combative Xhaka stormed away from his manager to get involved in the mayhem.

Aware of the danger this posed, Arteta immediately let go of Ramsdale and ran after his star midfielder instead.

A video capturing the incident showed the Spanish boss sprinting towards the Swiss star, managing to get a hold of him before advising Xhaka to join his teammates in celebration.

Meanwhile, the London derby clash had ended in a 2-0 win for the Gunners, with an own-goal from Hugo Lloris and Martin Odegaard's strike helping Arteta's side to secure the three points.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle were among the biggest gainers of the Premier League's matchweek 20.

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The Gunners saw off Tottenham in the North London derby on Sunday to open an eight-point lead over second-placed Manchester City. Arteta's men are currently leading the charts with 47 points, while City have 39 points after losing in the Manchester Derby.

Meanwhile, Newcastle's 1-0 hard-fought win over Fulham saw them regain their spot in third, having momentarily dropped a place to Man United after their win at Old Trafford.