After Manchester City and Liverpool drew 1-1, the Gunners simply needed to beat Brentford at G-Tech to end the day on top of the Premier League standings for the first time this season.
Fortunately, the Gunners accomplished what they needed to do to climb to the top of the league table. Kai Havertz, who came on as a 79th-minute replacement, stepped up to become the day’s hero, heading an 89th-minute header from a Bukayo Saka cross in front of goal.
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After the win, Mikel Arteta, speaking to football.london, implied that his decision to put in Havertz wasn’t random. He and his technical bench analyzed what they were seeing on the pitch and looked at the bench, and Havertz was the solution to the questions being asked of them on the pitch.
“Yeah, it was great. We are so happy. I think we deserved to win the game. We played extraordinarily well. We believed that Kai could change the game, he won the game for us, and that is what people do,” said Arteta..
Havertz has had a sluggish start at the Emirates. He was once considered to be Xhaka’s replacement, but the Swiss international’s shoes have been too big to fill. He started as a first-teamer but was demoted to the bench due to his failure to shine. In recent weeks, he has had to make do with cameo appearances, but I believe that will change in the future.
His goal against Brentford should be a watershed moment for him after ensuring Arsenal ended up on top of the table.
Daniel O
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