Mikel Arteta hailed Kai Havertz after the ahead scored the opening objective in Arsenal’s 2-0 Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain tonight.
Havertz nodded in Leandro Trossard’s cross after 20 minutes following some unsure goalkeeping by Gianluigi Donnarumma. It was the sixth successive sport on the Emirates by which the Germany worldwide has scored.
Bukayo Saka netted the second 10 minutes earlier than halftime with Arsenal seeing out the sport with relative consolation after the break.
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Havertz has established himself as a key a part of the Arsenal machine in latest months and Arteta was delighted together with his progress.
He advised Amazon Prime: “He has been unbelievable. His soccer mind, the best way he understands area, his timing, he brings folks collectively. Hs work ethic is unbelievable and now he’s an actual risk across the field. He’s one in all our important gamers in the meanwhile.”
Arsenal have been by no means severely threatened by PSG though Arteta felt his facet may have performed higher in possession.
He added: “Actually, actually pleased with the efficiency. We performed an opponent that has a number of character, is admittedly tough to cope with while you don’t have the ball. The primary half was very dominant and we created a number of probabilities after which the second half was a special story.
“We suffered way more than we should always have performed. The Champions League brings totally different calls for however I feel we dealt with it rather well.”
