Mikel Arteta confirms Kai Havertz and Declan Rice latest after Arsenal sickness bug rumours Arsenal’s fitness woes continued on New Year’s Day as Kai Havertz missed their trip to Brentford due to illness.
It is the first time since Havertz joined Arsenal from Chelsea in the summer of 2023 that he has missed a match for the Gunners due to injury or illness.
Havertz was left out of the Arsenal squad entirely for the game at the Gtech Community Stadium, with Gabriel Jesus getting the nod to start upfront instead.
Arsenal have been hit hard by injuries this season, with captain Martin Odegaard injuring his ankle playing for Norway in September.
Odegaard was out of action until November and since then the Gunners have been rocked by Bukayo Saka tearing his hamstring.
