Kai Havertz update as Arsenal star leaves pitch with blood pouring from his head

Tony MoganPublished Nov 7, 2024, 12:11am|Updated Nov 7, 2024, 12:12am

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Kai Havertz suffered ‘a large cut’ successful the Champions League decision to Inter Milan but expects him to beryllium acceptable for Arsenal’s travel to Chelsea this weekend.

The Gunners toiled successful Italy arsenic they suffered their archetypal defeat successful Europe this season. Arteta was near furious with 2 punishment decisions, 1 of them resulting successful the winning extremity from Hakan Calhanoglu, believing his broadside should person ‘100 per cent’ been handed a spot footwear for a foul connected Mikel Merino.

As the visitors pushed for an equaliser, Havertz was forced disconnected heading into wounded clip aft a nasty clash of heads with Inter defender Yann Bisseck.

Physios attended to some players with the Germany planetary leaving the transportation with humor pouring from his head. Havertz was replaced by Martin Odegaard, making his archetypal quality for the nine since precocious August having recovered from a important ankle injury.

Speaking successful his post-match property conference, Arteta confirmed his guardant would apt request stitches but was hopeful the wounded won’t regularisation him retired of the travel to Stamford Bridge connected Sunday.

‘Regarding Kai, yeah, he’s got a large cut,’ Arteta said. ‘He needed to travel disconnected due to the fact that helium needed immoderate stitches, but hopefully he’s going to beryllium good for the weekend.’

Merino, progressive successful some those first-half punishment incidents, did not look for the second-half with Gabriel Jesus replacing him astatine the break.

Arteta felt his midfielder had been ‘punched successful the head’ by Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer successful the earlier punishment incidental but explained his withdrawal was not a effect of that clash.

‘He was not concussed. But yesterday and contiguous helium was already not feeling great. After, erstwhile I looked astatine him, I decided to instrumentality him disconnected due to the fact that I request him 100%.’

Arsenal’s play has deed a rocky way having mislaid distant to Newcastle United connected Sunday, having not won successful their past 3 Premier League outings.

Arteta nevertheless is assured his broadside volition respond successful the close mode connected Sunday against Chelsea.

‘If we play the mode we play, we‘ll person a large accidental to triumph against Chelsea. That‘s the mode we person to go. I told them that I’m arrogant of them.

‘I haven‘t seen them play successful Europe successful the mode that we person today. We are disappointed due to the fact that we didn’t get what we wanted retired of the game, that’s for sure.’

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