December 2nd 2023.
Kai Havertz has been in a scoring streak of late, having found the net in each of his past two games for Arsenal. Former Premier League striker Darren Bent recently spoke to talkSPORT and expressed his opinion that Havertz would be a better fit for the current Arsenal side than Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.
Havertz initially had difficulty adjusting to the team following his surprise £65 million move from Chelsea in the summer. However, he seems to have turned a corner after scoring the winning goal against Brentford, and then finding the net in the 6-0 win over Lens in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.
Rashford, on the other hand, has been struggling to make his mark with just one goal in his last 13 appearances for United, causing people to call for him to be dropped from Erik ten Hag’s side. In response to this, Bent stated that he would take Havertz over Rashford right now. He said, “For what Arteta wants to do, yes. Currently where we are now, give me Havertz. I don’t want Rashford at the minute. I’ve not seen that Rashford since last season after the World Cup. Right now, give me Kai Havertz over Rashford.”
Mikel Arteta has suggested that Havertz might not have felt “loved” and “respected” during his final season at Chelsea. To this, Arteta commented, “He’s been so influential, his confidence has grown. When you’re loved and admired and respected your energy and body language is so much better. That is how he is feeling now.”
It remains to be seen whether Havertz will continue to show the same kind of performance in the coming games. However, it seems like he is finally settling in well at Arsenal and is ready to make a difference.
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