Before the international break, Arsenal finished their campaign with a win against Southampton, and Kai Havertz scored two goals for the Gunners. This season, he is in a red-hot form. He and Bukayo Saka are running the attacking front-line for Arsenal.
After joining the Gunners, Havertz has revived his career to some extent. But fortune didn’t favor him for long because he suffered a massive injury before the international break. This incident ruled him out of the German national team.
At this moment, Havertz is an important player for both Arsenal and the German national team. So, this will be a massive loss for Julian Nagelsmann.
What happened with Havertz?
In the match against Southampton, when the German forward scored a goal from a header, he collided with the opponent goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale. According to football.london, he picked up an injury in his knees. After the match, Mikel Arteta has provided some updates about his injury. It is being said that Arsenal will confirm the severity of the injury after doing all the scans.
So, these procedures will take a lot of time. In the meantime, the international break will be over. Germany will be playing Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly match. In the absence of Kai Havertz, it is expected that Niklas Fullkrug will be starting for Die Maanschaft. Although he has proven his goalscoring abilities in Euro 2024, we can’t deny Kai’s presence.
So, he has become an important player for Mikel Arteta. On the other hand, there are other players in the Arsenal squad who are irreplaceable. Among them, William Saliba and David Raya are two of the most leading performers. Gary Stevens said that David Raya is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Last season, Raya made a loan move to Arsenal from Brentford.
Now he has become a permanent signing for the Gunners. Gary Stevens has backed Mikel Arteta on this decision and has said that Arsenal got this one 100% right. Some fans even say that Raya is an upgrade of their previous goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale.
After this game, it is clear that Arsenal are going to compete with Manchester City for the Premier League title. Some fans even believe that the Gunners can break the four-year dominance of Guardiola’s team. Recently, the Gunners drew with Man City, which indicates that there is not much difference between the two sides. Mikel Arteta knows all the strategies of Pep Guardiola because he has worked under him.
Expectations for the future
In recent years, the Gunners have emerged as the new contenders for the Premier League title. They are playing beautiful and effective football. In this season, Mikel Arteta has got all the players he wanted. From Riccardo Calafiori to Mikel Merino, the owners have supported him in every possible way.
That is why everyone is expecting that Arsenal might win the Premier League title. We know that it is not a piece of cake, but they are sitting at the third of the league table. On top of that, they have a few points difference with the league leaders.
In this season, there might be another close title race between Manchester City and Arsenal. Both teams are trying to win every single Premier League match. That is why quality players like Kai Havertz and William Saliba are very important for the Gunners.
There is a twist in this title race. Teams like Liverpool and Chelsea have entered in this race, and Liverpool are sitting at the top of the table. This is concerning news for Arsenal.
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