Havertz Out

Kai Havertz could miss the rest of the season after injuring his hamstring during their training camp in Dubai, joining in the list of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli who are injured as well.
Having already lost Gabriel Martinelli to a hamstring injury for more than a month in the Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle, Arsenal are fearful Kai Havertz's season could be over after he suffered a suspected tear to the same muscle while training. Havertz's absence leaves Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and the 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri as Arsenal's only other available attacking options. Saka is still some way from returning from his hamstring problem, despite stepping up his rehabilitation in Dubai, as Jesus stays out for the season with his knee injury.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta mentioned Trossard, Sterling and Nwaneri as false-nine options last week, but former looks the favourite for the job having played 723 Premier League minutes in the position for Arsenal, roughly a quarter of his total since his arrival two years ago. However, there is a question of whether he could provide the require goal threat.Havertz's finishing has frustrated at times but he is Arsenal's top scorer with nine goals in the Premier League. His total of 15 in all competitions had put him on track for the highest-scoring season of his career.

Trossard, by contrast, has only found the net five times in total this term and has only scored once, in the 2-1 win over Tottenham in January, in his last 18 appearances in all competitions.