Kai Havertz "very comfortable" at Arsenal after tricky start
The Germany international failed to truly settle during his three years at Chelsea, where he was used in a multitude of positions but would often be deployed as the focal point of the Blues' attack.
After a hit-and-miss spell in West London, where he scored the winner in the 2020-21 Champions League final but never managed more than eight goals in a Premier League season, eyebrows were raised when Arsenal forked out £65m for his signature in the summer window.
Mikel Arteta expressed his belief that the 24-year-old could fill the void left by Granit Xhaka's exit in the engine room, and he immediately forced his way into the first XI, joining Martin Odegaard and fellow new boy Declan Rice in the midfield triumvirate.
Havertz's early days at Arsenal were marred by a string of underwhelming performances from a player evidently low on confidence, and not until his 10th game for the club did he directly contribute to a goal, scoring a penalty in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth.
Nevertheless, Arteta repeatedly urged Gooners to keep faith in the former Bayer Leverkusen protege, who has slowly come into his own since opening his Gunners account and now has five goals in all competitions this season.
A standout winter period saw Havertz bag three goals in five Premier League matches from November 25 to December 17, and he completed the full 90 minutes in Sunday's 3-1 win over Liverpool, albeit while failing to register a goal or assist.
The visit of the Reds saw Havertz make his 15th Premier League start of the campaign, though, and while he acted as Arsenal's central striker in that
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