Mikel Arteta uses bizarre Kai Havertz 'war’ analogy to explain German’s humble character as Arsenal boss doubles down on praise after his two goals in two games

The Arsenal boss claimed the German international will go to "war" when asked to, despite being a very humble character amongst the squad, following his two goals in as many games for The Gunners over the past week.

Speaking on the upturn in form for Havertz, Arteta continued to praise the player ahead of the upcoming clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers. “First of all support him, like with any other player, and give him the tools and the time to show his qualities,” Arteta said in Friday's press conference.

“I think that’s what he’s doing. Everything is starting to come together. A lot of the things he was doing right, he’s continued to do and now obviously in front of goal, he’s being very efficient. He’s not someone that wants to be there in the frontline or at least he doesn’t show it in that way, but then if you ask him to go to war, he will be the first one down there, but he doesn’t want to take that credit and I think he deserved that credit on the day."

The 24-year-old has struggled to find his finest form since arriving at the Emirates Stadium in a eye-watering £65 million move from London rivals Chelsea this summer, with just one goal to his name in red prior to the fixtures against RC Lens and Brentford.

As mentioned, Havertz and his Arsenal teammates are now preparing to host Wolves this weekend, as they look to build on the two impressive victories against Brentford and Lens in the last week. Arteta's side currently sit at the top of the Premier League heading into this weekends fixtures, with Manchester City following closely in second, just one point behind the leaders.