Mikel Arteta addressed the possibility of **Kai Havertz**starting against Leeds United on Saturday.
It would mark a first Premier League start of the season for the German, who picked up a nasty knee injury against **Man United**at **Old Trafford**in August. He made his return to action in the **FA Cup**against Portsmouth before grabbing a goal and an assist against **Kairat**in the Champions League.
“[Kai] is ready. He started the other day, it’s been a long period and now we need to manage that load and the games that we’re going to select for him to start. But there was no reaction to that, I think it was super positive, you could see the impact that he can have in the team. So yes, he’s ready.
“We have different characteristics with the nines. But Kai can also play in different positions. His main quality is that he makes you better, the way he moves, communicates with you, gives you information, moves around. He’s a very difficult player to mark and especially he opens up a lot of spaces for the rest of the players, so I think they’re going to be very happy to have him around.
“We knew when we signed Viktor Gyokeres as well that Kai was going to be out for a long period and Gabriel Jesus was nowhere near. So we hoped that this relationship was going to build in the right way, but we didn’t know when. So the other night, we saw a lot of positive things.
“Obviously, it will depend on the opponent and how they behave, what formation they use, but there are options that are really, really positive to the team. Whether he plays as a nine, as an attacking midfielder, and the other combinations, whether it’s at the start or throughout the game, I think it’s something very good and it can impact the game in a really powerful way.”