Arsenal are confident Kai Havertz will be fit when the Premier League season resumes after the international break. The forward has withdrawn from Germany duties, for Nations League games against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands, due to a knee problem, despite playing 90 minutes in the 3-1 win over Southampton on Saturday.

However, Tomiyasu returned his return from a knee injury and was introduced in place of Thomas Partey as Arsenal came from behind to defeat the newly promoted Saints. On Odegaard’s potential comeback, Arteta explained: ‘It’s very difficult.

Havertz – who Thierry Henry admires – has now scored six goals in ten appearances so far this season, stepping up to silence those who claimed Mikel Arteta needed to sign a new striker over the summer. However, there is one thing Kai Havertz does during games for Arsenal which irks Ben Foster.