Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates after scoring against West Ham United
Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates after scoring against West Ham United
Kai Havertz has warned Manchester United that Arsenal are unstoppable when the Gunners are at their best.
The north London side welcome Ruben Amorim and his team to the Emirates on Wednesday evening in the Premier League. Arsenal will pose Amorim his most difficult task yet after opening fixtures against Ipswich Town, Bodo/Glimt and Everton.
United sit six points behind Arsenal with Mikel Arteta's side lying second in the table. Following Martin Odegaard's return from injury, the Gunners have appeared in imperious form and handily dispatched West Ham and Nottingham Forest in addition to Amorim's former team Sporting CP.
Havertz is expecting Amorim's influence to ensure United are a different prospect to what they were under Erik ten Hag. The 25-year-old is unconcerned by the opposition when Arsenal are at their best howevr.
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"Erik ten Hag was there for a couple of years and, obviously, when a new manager comes in, they change their style of play, they change their system, they change their players so there are going to be a lot of different things on the pitch now," said the Germany forward told Sky Sports.
"But I think for us, the main thing is to focus on ourselves. We believe in our strengths and we want to play our best game. When we play our best game, I think nothing can stop us and that’s what we want to do."
While Arsenal lie above everyone other than Liverpool in the Premier League, they remain closer to United in midtable. The Reds hold a nine-point advantage after 13 games.
Kai Havertz of Arsenal during the match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Arsenal FC
Kai Havertz of Arsenal during the match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Arsenal FC ( Image: Alex Pantling)
Havertz praised the efforts of Arne Slot's side so far but has not ruled out Arsenal from a title win just yet.
"We’ve been in this race, already now, last year and the year before the team was in there as well so we know how tough it is," Havertz said. "I think we are still in the first part of the season so a lot of things can happen.
"For me, personally, I just feel how much tougher the Premier League gets year by year and then you see now Liverpool, all of a sudden, performing on the highest level week in, week out. You have to give credit to Liverpool, for sure.
"But there are still lots of games to play, lots of points to give, so we’re going to be ready for the fight, for sure. We want to give our best week in, week out to get three points and just compete with the best."
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