Jamie Carragher accused Kai Havertz of a lack of quality during half-time
Jamie Carragher was torn in Kai Havertz for wasting a superb chance to double Arsenal's advance in the first half of their confrontation against Manchester City on Sunday – before the Northern Londoners won a huge 5-1 victory with The German himself marking the fourth.
The Gunners faced the title champions of the Premier League knowing that less than three points would put another bump in their title offer. Rivals Rivals Liverpool had gone nine by beating Bournemouth on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta's team appreciated the start of the dream with Martin Odegaard, which makes it 1-0 in two minutes at the Emirates after a mistake by Manuel Akanji.
Another mistake from the city at the rear, from the Stand-In-In-In-In-In-Ortega goalkeeper, gave Havertz the ideal chance of double the advantage of Arsenal over 26 minutes.
But the German, with Ortega and John Stones rushing to get back on the Goallin, managed to completely miss the target with the goal at his mercy just 12 meters. Luck was worth 0.77xg (leaving objectives).
After his goal in the second half, the top scorer in Arsenal is on 15 goals in 33 games, but his debauchery also cost the Gunners. He wasted several opportunities in the defeat of the FA Cup against Manchester United last month, in particular by seeing his kick in the saved penalty shootout.
And Carragher said Sky Sports' broadcasting at halftime: “Arsenal is the best, we saw it a lot last season, winning the ball in these situations. Declan Rice's pass for the first goal is fantastic.
“But if I see another goalkeeper playing this pass playing … I see this every weekend in the Premier League, the reason why you are for the goal is that you cannot go well too!” These straight passes, rice is as good as anyone there.
Kai Havertz missed a gold chance to do it 2-0
Kai Havertz drew widely with the goal at his mercy at the Emirates
“But it must be the game. He must mark this. It is a lack of confidence but also a lack of quality. Almost all the central advantages of the Premier League would examine a situation like that and improve to mark. »»
Havertz later made the match 4-1 when he moved inside and joined in front of John Stones after a lightning counterattack.
The Sky Sports co-controlled, Gary Neville, reacted: “It's such a big moment for him. Havertz does not have much time to think about it, it's instinctive, he knows what he is going to do on his left foot while he cuts inside, it's natural.
“It's such a big moment for him. He would have had some regrets this evening to go to bed, even if his team won, thinking that he had missed these two big chances in the first half. Now he has scored and took the game for Arsenal. »»
In an exciting second half, Haaland made 1-1 with a brilliant head over 55 minutes. But the game was level for only 38 seconds before Thomas Parte's deviated strike put the hosts in mind.
Kai Havertz succeeded 4-1 at Arsenal vs Man City
And the graduate of the Myles Lewis-Skelly academy put the match beyond the city with his first goal from Arsenal while he cut inside his right foot in the box to do it 3-1 Only six minutes later.
After the end of the end of Havertz for the fourth of Arsenal, replacing it Ethan Nwaneri – still only 17 years – underlined his superstar potential and rubbed salt in injuries with an excellent burler in the most distant corner for Finish the rout.
Arsenal's victory means that the gap of the leaders of the Liverpool League is at six points, although the Reds have a match in hand on the Gunners, that they will play against the rivals of the Everton Merseyside at Goodison Park a week Wednesday.
City, on the other hand, are 15 drifting from Liverpool who also played one more game. They are on the same points as Newcastle, fifth and could be jumped by Chelsea, which are a point behind and play West Ham on Monday evening.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/2008858/Jamie-Carragher-Kai-Havertz-Arsenal-Man-City