William Saliba settles differences with Arsenal ball boy after leaving him fuming in viral video

William Saliba apologised to an Arsenal ball boy in a heart-warming moment after their win over Bayer Leverkusen.

The Gunners booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night.

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Goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice secured a 3-1 aggregate victory over their German opponents.

The win sets up a clash with Sporting Lisbon in the last eight next month.

Whilst Arsenal’s celebrations continued into the dressing room, Saliba enjoyed a wholesome reunion with one of the club’s ball boys.

The defender had left the youngster fuming during their recent Premier League win over Chelsea.

Following Jurrien Timber’s winning goal, Saliba was spotted booting a pitchside ball into the crowd at the Emirates Stadium.

The ball boy’s furious reaction was caught on camera as he threw his arms in the air in frustration.

Saliba’s ball boy reunion

After the clip quickly went viral on social media, Arsenal have now shared footage of their post-match reunion on Tuesday.

Saliba walked out of the Gunners dressing room to greet the ball boy in the tunnel.

As he shook his hand, he can be heard saying: “My guy, are you good?”

The Frenchman continued: “Sorry for the last time. Now we’re good. I hope you forgive me now.”

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Saliba then stuns the ball boy by handing him his shirt, to which the youngster replies: “Oh my god,” before telling him he forgives him.

The pair then pose for a picture together before the centre-back returns to the changing room.

Arsenal will now be looking to reach a second consecutive Champions League semi-final by beating Sporting.

Their first meeting will take place in Portugal on either April 7 or 8 before the second leg a week later at the Emirates Stadium.

As for Saliba, he has now made 37 appearances in all competitions so far this season.

Those include seven outings during their Champions League campaign.

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The 24-year-old, who signed for Arsenal back in 2019, also penned a new deal back in September.

His contract is now scheduled to run through to the summer of 2030.