Arsenal fans fear Kai Havertz ‘will get Mikel Arteta sacked’ as ex-Chelsea star misses sitter in crunch Man Utd clash
ARSENAL fans are fearing that Kai Havertz could cost Mikel Arteta his job after he missed a sitter versus Manchester United.
Havertz has struggled since his £65m move from Chelsea this summer and he squandered a glorious chance to score his first goal for the Gunners.
It fell kindly on the half-volley for the German just ten yards out, only for him to swing his leg and miss the ball.
With the game 0-0 at the time, fans were left with their heads in their hands.
One said: “Havertz with another disasterclass. Chelsea scammed Arsenal.”
A second commented: “Kai Havertz will be the end of Arteta, that guy is simply useless.”
More reacted: “Havertz is so garbage. I don’t know why Arteta keeps starting him.”
A more positive fan added: “I’m not really keen on slagging off Havertz quite yet. Yes, he missed an obvious sitter, but he needs to be given more confidence, not less.”
Fans have recently been questioning Arteta’s team selection with some blaming him for the 2-2 draw with Fulham last weekend due to his tinkering with the starting XI.
Supporters were fuming that Havertz was starting with Thomas Partey playing out of position at right-back and Gabriel Magalhaes surprinsgly being left out.
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Arteta reverted to his usual system seen last season for the game against United as the Brazilian centre-back came back into the side and Ben White played at right-back.
Man Utd made the most of Havertz’s miss by taking the lead as Marcus Rashford bent in a fantastic strike to make it 1-0.
But Arsenal swiftly equalised as they responded via a powerful drive from Martin Odegaard.
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