Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta noted the contribution of his rookies to the 3-0 victory over Bournemouth.
By defeating Bournemouth, Arsenal increased their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points, although Manchester City have two games left.
At the same time, Kai Havertz earned a penalty, from which Bukayo Saka opened the scoring, Declan Rice gave an assist and scored a goal, and David Raya scored another “wedge shot” and won the Golden Boot of the Premier League.
Arteta was pleased with all three summer newcomers, but Mikel was especially pleased with Havertz.
“If we spend money, it is better to do it wisely and in the most effective way. We are very pleased with the way we have staffed our squad.”
“The acquisitions had a big impact on the team, raising not only the overall level of the team, but also the level of the other players.”
“You saw that today many players played a big match individually. It’s necessary if we want to be at this stage.”
“Honestly, Kai was incredible today. He was incredible in everything he did: in timing, in movement, in ball control, in pressing, in maintaining the game, in understanding the game. He was incredible today,” Arteta was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard.