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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ed Aarons

Kai Havertz ruled out of Arsenal and Germany games and may need surgery

Kai Havertz in action for Arsenal at Manchester United
Kai Havertz was injured during a substitute appearance for Arsenal at Manchester United in their opening Premier League game. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Kai Havertz will miss Arsenal’s showdown at Liverpool on Sunday and Germany’s World Cup qualifiers next month, with a decision yet to be made on whether the forward needs surgery on a knee injury.

Havertz sustained the injury during his substitute appearance against Manchester United on the opening Premier League weekend and did not feature in Arsenal’s 5-0 win against Leeds on Saturday. Mikel Arteta said Arsenal were not sure how serious it was and that they would conduct more tests “to explore the issue a little bit further and decide what we’re going to do”.

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