{"id":42814,"date":"2026-02-11T18:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/man-city-boost-as-arsenal-suffer-new-injury-to-star-player\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T23:08:25","slug":"man-city-boost-as-arsenal-suffer-new-injury-to-star-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/man-city-boost-as-arsenal-suffer-new-injury-to-star-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City boost as Arsenal suffer new injury to star player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/man-city-boost-as-arsenal-suffer-new-injury-to-star-player\/#Havertz_expected_to_miss_several_games_including_the_North_London_derby\" >Havertz expected to miss several games including the North London derby<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/man-city-boost-as-arsenal-suffer-new-injury-to-star-player\/#Havertzs_stay_at_Arsenal_was_ruined_by_injury\" >Havertz&#8217;s stay at Arsenal was ruined by injury<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/man-city-boost-as-arsenal-suffer-new-injury-to-star-player\/#Arsenal_suffers_blow_in_title_race_with_Manchester_City_close_behind\" >Arsenal suffers blow in title race, with Manchester City close behind<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kai Havertz has suffered another muscular injury and is expected to miss several important games, which is a huge blow to Arsenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The news comes just as the Gunners prepare for a crucial fixture in February.<\/p>\n<p>Reliable journalist David Ornstein of The Athletic said Germany&#8217;s players were &#8220;going to throw the game away&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The club will hope the problem does not become a long-term issue, but the timing could not have been worse for Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Havertz_expected_to_miss_several_games_including_the_North_London_derby\"><\/span>Havertz expected to miss several games including the North London derby<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 612px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Charlotte Wilson\/Offside\/Offside via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Ornstein&#8217;s report, the 26-year-old forward is expected to miss Arsenal&#8217;s next Premier League game against Brentford and, most importantly, the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on February 22 due to the muscle issue.<\/p>\n<p>Losing a key attacker for the trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a huge setback at this stage of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The German is expected to miss at least four games.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Havertzs_stay_at_Arsenal_was_ruined_by_injury\"><\/span>Havertz&#8217;s stay at Arsenal was ruined by injury<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Havertz&#8217;s tenure at Emirates has been increasingly marred by fitness struggles.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Since his high-profile move from Chelsea, the German has struggled to maintain a consistent place in the starting XI without interruption.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Critics have noted that his inability to stay healthy has prevented him from fully settling into a specific role within the team, oscillating between midfield and false-nine positions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>season<\/th>\n<th>Type of injury<\/th>\n<th>from<\/th>\n<th>Until then<\/th>\n<th>days out<\/th>\n<th>Games missed<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>25\/26<\/td>\n<td>muscle damage<\/td>\n<td>2026\/11\/02<\/td>\n<td>  be disclosed<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<td>\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25\/26<\/td>\n<td>rest<\/td>\n<td>2026\/01\/24<\/td>\n<td>2026\/01\/26<\/td>\n<td>3 days<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25\/26<\/td>\n<td>rest<\/td>\n<td>February 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td>September 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td>8 days<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25\/26<\/td>\n<td>knee injury<\/td>\n<td>2025\/08\/18<\/td>\n<td>2025\/12\/29<\/td>\n<td>134 days<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24\/25<\/td>\n<td>hamstring injury<\/td>\n<td>2025\/11\/02<\/td>\n<td>2025\/05\/16<\/td>\n<td>95 days<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24\/25<\/td>\n<td>disease<\/td>\n<td>2024\/12\/30<\/td>\n<td>2025\/06\/01<\/td>\n<td>8 days<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Kai Havertz&#8217;s recent injury history (via Transfermarkt)<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">He has missed a total of 49 games for the Gunners so far.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_suffers_blow_in_title_race_with_Manchester_City_close_behind\"><\/span>Arsenal suffers blow in title race, with Manchester City close behind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The injury occurred at a critical moment in the title race.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City have looked stifling and overbearing in recent weeks and Arsenal cannot afford to drop points.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners&#8217; injury list is growing at an alarming rate, and the squad&#8217;s depth is stretched to the limit.<\/p>\n<p>With so many important games to come, Arteta will need to rely on his bench to get him through this difficult period.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"10\"\/><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kai Havertz has suffered another muscular injury and is expected to miss several important games, which is a huge blow to Arsenal. 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