Big win at Sheffield United
Arsenal and Havertz are doing it like Augsburg in Darmstadt
March 5, 2024, 6:40 a.m
After just a quarter of an hour everything was clear for Arsenal FC at the bottom of the table. Havertz also scores afterwards. The three-way battle in the Premier League continues. The Gunners were even able to gain a small advantage over Klopp’s Liverpool and Guardiola’s Manchester City.
After a resounding victory, Arsenal FC remains on the heels of leaders Liverpool FC and defending champions Manchester City in the Premier League. National soccer player Kai Havertz was also one of the goalscorers in third-placed Sheffield United’s 6-0 (5-0) win at bottom team Sheffield United on Monday. The game was almost a mirror image of FC Augsburg’s 6-0 win over SV Darmstadt last weekend.
The Norwegian Martin Odegaard gave the guests the lead in the fifth minute. Before that, Bukayo Saka hit the crossbar, Gabriel Martinelli’s follow-up shot was blocked on the goal line, and Havertz narrowly slipped past an input. An own goal from Jayden Bogle (13th) and an unstoppable deflected shot from Martinelli (15th) ensured the decision early on. Havertz added his fourth goal with a left-footed shot into the far corner in the 25th minute, and Declan Rice (39th) increased the score before the break.
Coach Arteta is enthusiastic about his team
At this point the first Sheffield fans had long since left the stadium. Your team had recently lost twice at home with 0:5 and before that with 2:5. Arsenal even increased, Ben White (58th) scored after a pass from Havertz to make the final score. The hosts, who had been desolate for an hour, were able to avoid conceding any further goals.
“We were really aggressive and showed real quality in the final third to get ourselves into a very good position really quickly,” said coach Mikel Arteta about the wild start to the game: “We kept the rhythm, kept the hunger and I just like that about this team.”
Arsenal are two points behind Liverpool and one behind Manchester City. Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s teams ahead of the Gunners will meet next weekend. The team from London has a goal difference of +45, putting them ahead of Liverpool (+39) and City (+35). “The fact that we score so many goals and concede so few is a good sign,” said Arteta. “It’s now about winning every game and that’s the demand that these two clubs have placed on us over the last six or seven years. That’s our job now.”