Kai Havertz Finally Opens His Arsenal Account After 10 Attempts
Kai Havertz finally opened his Arsenal account at the 10th attempt, much to the delight of the Gunners faithful. The 24-year-old German international had endured a mixed spell at Stamford Bridge prior to his £65million move to the Emirates over the summer and had failed to score or assist in his first nine appearances for his new club.
Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 win at the Vitality on Saturday, with Bukayo Saka opening the scoring before Martin Odegaard slotted home from the penalty spot just before half-time. The away side were awarded another penalty shortly after the break, but instead of Saka or Odegaard stepping up as per usual, the Gunners captain handed the ball to Havertz to score for the first time in red and white.
Havertz’s Teammates Rush To Celebrate With Him
Havertz’s teammates rushed to celebrate with him, with the away end chanting a new song for the midfielder to the tune of Shakira’s Waka Waka, and featuring the lyric: ‘Sixty million down the drain?, Kai Havertz scores again!’ Mikel Arteta was full of praise for his players after the match, saying: ‘I’m really happy for the win, but I’m even happier to be part of a team that shows the human qualities that they do today. To show that empathy to a player that has some question marks they warmed me even more today. I’m so happy with our supporters the way they made him feel. If there’s a player who deserves that it’s him. Probably it will change everything. If he had any question marks about how we feel about him they are out.’
Arsenal Close The Gap To Manchester City In The Table
In even better news for Arsenal, they have closed the gap to Manchester City in the table to just one point after the Citizens suffered a shock 2-1 loss at Wolves. Up next, the Gunners travel to Lens in the Champions League on Tuesday before they host City in a huge clash next Sunday.
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