{"id":5673,"date":"2025-02-03T07:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=5673"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T09:22:23","slug":"ian-wright-rates-kai-havertzs-performance-in-arsenals-thrashing-of-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/ian-wright-rates-kai-havertzs-performance-in-arsenals-thrashing-of-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Wright rates Kai Havertz\u2019s performance in Arsenal\u2019s thrashing of Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s fourth in a thumping win over champions Manchester City (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ian Wright<\/a> insists Kai Havertz<\/a> is ‘doing a good job’ as a false No.9 for Arsenal<\/a> despite his mixed performance in the side’s resounding 5-1 victory over Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Second-placed Arsenal swept past City<\/a> at a bouncing Emirates to open up a nine-point gap between themselves and Pep Guardiola’s champions in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n

Havertz capitalised on an error from Manuel Akanji to assist Martin Odegaard after only two minutes, before the German squandered a golden chance to double Arsenal’s advantage with the goal gaping.<\/p>\n

Erling Haaland found an equaliser<\/a> ten minutes into the second half, only for the Gunners to respond immediately through Thomas Partey, whose long-range strike deflected in off John Stones top restore the hosts’ lead in north London.<\/p>\n

A flurry of goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly<\/a>, Havertz and substitute Ethan Nwaneri put Arsenal out of sight as Mikel Arteta’s ran riot to further demoralise their visitors in the final half an hour.<\/p>\n

‘We’re talking about a City side kind of coming out of a poor spell, trying to get themselves going, have made a couple of signings. They’re trying to gel it all together at the minute,’ ex-Arsenal and England striker Wright said on SuperSport shortly after the final whistle.<\/p>\n

If Chelsea had one today then you start thinking, “Okay, we’re starting to see some stabilising”, but that Arsenal result, where’s that come from?<\/p>\n

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Havertz spurned a glorious chance to double Arsenal’s lead after Odegaard’s opener (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Havertz is ‘doing a good job’ as a false No.9 for Arsenal, says Ian Wright (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘You have to say, the way Arsenal continue to play, put the pressure on, they kept the pressure on City at the back, on Phil Foden…<\/p>\n

‘They didn’t give any chances to Erling Haaland even though he scored and they kept it tight.<\/p>\n

‘It felt like they had to earn every single thing they tried to get, City, and then Arsenal took their chances.’<\/p>\n

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