West Ham 3-1 Arsenal: 3 talking points as Gunners dumped out of Carabao Cup

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 8: Aaron Ramsdale, goalkeeper of Arsenal looks dejected after going 3 down during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on November 1, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 8: Aaron Ramsdale, goalkeeper of Arsenal looks dejected after going 3 down during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on November 1, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) /
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Arsenal’s German midfielder #29 Kai Havertz (C) vies with West Ham United’s Czech midfielder #28 Tomas Soucek (L) and West Ham United’s English striker #20 Jarrod Bowen (R) during the English League Cup fourth round football match between West Ham United and Arsenal at The London Stadium, in east London, on November 1, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal’s German midfielder #29 Kai Havertz (C) vies with West Ham United’s Czech midfielder #28 Tomas Soucek (L) and West Ham United’s English striker #20 Jarrod Bowen (R) during the English League Cup fourth round football match between West Ham United and Arsenal at The London Stadium, in east London, on November 1, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images) /

Kai Havertz again fails to impress

The German started brightly but faded just as fast as the game went on. His touch let him down whenever he got into a promising position.

Coming in for such a big fee, the German has to start producing, and nights like this don’t do him any favors in the eyes of the Gunners’ faithful.

Football is a results business, and so far, Havertz hasn’t been producing good enough results.

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