Odegaard hails Havertz impact as Arsenal stun Manchester City | OneFootball

Martin Odegaard has hailed the ‘massive impact’ of Kai Havertz in Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of Manchester City.

Arsenal sent a statement with an emphatic win against the Premier League champions, with a ruthless second-half performance earning the Gunners the points.

Havertz assisted the opening goal for Odegaard before missing a glaring first-half chance to double the advantage. He bounced back to lead the rout after half-time, scoring the fourth goal with a crisp finish.

The German’s performances have come under scrutiny with Arsenal in the market for another centre-forward but Odegaard lavished praise on Havertz for his display leading the line.

“Massive impact again today. You see everything he does. He scored and assisted, he is always there with and without the ball – a top player. It is good to have him in the team,” he told Sky Sports.

“We have a good connection and we understand each other. Intelligent player and it is good to play with him.

“We have a great connection with everyone and we know each other so well.”

Havertz reflected on an impressive Arsenal performance and said he was determined to make amends for his first-half miss.

“I think we managed to press them quite well, we didn’t give them much time. City are a top team and sometimes they beat the press but I think our energy was good, we used our chances and at the end I think it was a good game.

“I think its the timing, we train it a lot of times, it’s not only us two, it’s everyone when we push and go through the defensive players everyone needs to push through and the energy there is very important. We are the first to press, but the rest of the team are doing it excellently as well.

“I think I was a bit frustrated from the chance in the first half, so I thought to myself I need to score one and when I saw it go in I was very happy.”

Read – Stones apologises as shambolic Man City thrashed at Arsenal

See more – The fastest goals ever scored in the Premier League as Doucoure makes history

Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok