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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg

Kai Havertz ‘destroying metrics’ as he nears return from hamstring injury

Kai Havertz during an Arsenal training session at the Emirates Stadium this week.
Kai Havertz during an Arsenal training session at the Emirates Stadium this week. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC

Mikel Arteta has said Kai Havertz’s determination to return from a hamstring injury ahead of schedule has led to the forward destroying every physical metric at Arsenal’s training ground.

Havertz was expected to miss the rest of the campaign after tearing a hamstring in February but the German has pushed himself hard during his rehabilitation and could ease Arsenal’s attacking problems by proving his fitness for Sunday’s home game against Newcastle.

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