Mikel Arteta: 'Arsenal have given Kai Havertz love and he is flowing'
The former Chelsea man had a direct hand in two of his side's three goals at the Amex Stadium, where Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a statement victory.
After Bukayo Saka clinically dispatched a first-half penalty to break the deadlock, Havertz produced an excellent piece of movement to lose Lewis Dunk inside the Brighton six-yard box and tap in from Jorginho's cutback.
The ex-Chelsea man's close-range effort in front of the away end was his ninth goal of the Premier League season, a tally he failed to reach during his mixed time at Stamford Bridge, and he also registered an assist for Leandro Trossard's third on the South Coast.
After struggling to adapt to the demands of a midfield role in the first weeks of the season, Havertz — who also scored in December's success over Brighton at the Emirates — is blossoming at the tip of the Arsenal attack.
Arteta issues challenge to in-form HavertzThe former Bayer Leverkusen starlet now has five goals and four assists to show from his last seven Premier League games during an exceptional run of form, and Arteta has now challenged Havertz to continue performing at the peak of his powers.
«He's certainly having a huge impact on the team, I think his overall performances have been really good and now his numbers in terms of goal contributions, are really, really high,» Arteta said at his post-game press conference.
«He needs to maintain that level, I think the understanding between the attacking players today was superb – I think they had real purpose and
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