Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed that Kai Havertz was absent from the squad that defeated Brentford on Wednesday due to illness. Despite scoring in Arsenal's previous match, Havertz was sidelined as a precautionary measure. Arteta also mentioned that there were other instances of minor illness within the squad but nothing serious.
Kai Havertz was a surprise omission on New Year’s Day Mikel Arteta has responded to rumours of an Arsenal sickness bug after Kai Havertz was left out of the squad who beat Brentford on Wednesday. Havertz was a surprise omission on New Year’s Day given he had started and scored in Arsenal ’s 1-0 victory against Ipswich Town on December 27. Arteta has confirmed that the German did not feature in the 3-1 Premier League win over Brentford due to illness.
’ Quizzed on general illness within Arsenal’s squad and how disruptive the bug was in the team, Arteta added: ‘Yes on the pitch and off the pitch as well. Arsenal beat Brentford 3-1 without Kai Havertz ‘But these things happen, I mean, in this period there’s always things; throat infections, viruses. ‘So I tried to delay the line-up as well as far as possible because you can get up in the morning and have a surprise unfortunately.
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