According to Gary Neville, Arsenal has a man who is starting to remind him of Roberto Firmino, the legendary player from Liverpool.
With their three-point victory against Manchester United yesterday, Arsenal guaranteed that the Premier League title fight will continue to the very last day of the season.
Kai Havertz reminds Neville of Firmino, he adds. Neville gave an explanation for why Havertz is starting to remind him of former Liverpool player Roberto Firmino in an interview with his most recent podcast. The Manchester United veteran said, “Havertz is doing something that is akin to the stuff that Firmino did at Liverpool.” “When he enters the game, he links the play and poses a goal threat, yet he still serves the team.” “During a game, he will do anything the team requires. As you recall, Kai Havertz raised a lot of doubts during a significant portion of the season, but he has since emerged as a really significant character. Firmino was a fantastic player for Liverpool, and Mane and Salah were all excellent players in my opinion.
“Mane and Salah used to receive the majority of the praise and credit, which is understandable, but I used to always talk about Firmino because of the way he played—just bringing midfield into the attack—and Havertz is doing something similar.” “I used to think that Firmino was a wonderful player for Liverpool.”
Firmino had eight prosperous years in Merseyside before leaving the team last summer. The Brazilian was essential to Jurgen Klopp’s team even though he wasn’t particularly known for his goal-scoring ability. In 362 games, the forward scored 111 goals and contributed 75 assists for the Reds, winning the Premier League and Champions League in the process.
Havertz has scored how many goals for Arsenal so far this season? Havertz had a challenging beginning to his Arsenal career, but since the beginning of the year, he has truly blossomed. With just 18 league games under his belt, the German attacker only scored four goals and one assist for the Gunners. However, Havertz has scored eight goals and contributed six assists since moving up front. His better play has coincided with Arsenal’s efforts to overtake Manchester City for the championship. Havertz acknowledged that he will be Tottenham’s “greatest fan” when their north London rivals play City on Tuesday night after the team’s victory at Old Trafford yesterday.