Mikel Arteta has described Kai Havertz's hamstring injury as "an accident waiting to happen" and issued a rallying cry to his players to show "what you're made of" in his absence. The 25-year-old will undergo surgery and miss the rest of the season after sustaining the problem while defending a set-piece during the club's winter training break in Dubai earlier this week.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that Kai Havertz suffered his season-ending hamstring injury while innocuously blocking a shot during a training session. Havertz's erratic finishing, lethargy and suitability to the centre-forward role have all come under question this season,

Kai Havertz is the latest Arsenal star to sustain an injury. With Jesus, Martinelli, and Saka also out, Mikel Arteta said one defender has offered to play up front.