Standout players from Arsenal's 3-0 win vs. Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League

Arsenal is just a point short of automatic qualification for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League after a well-earned 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb. Goals courtesy of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Martin Odegaard proved enough at the Emirates Stadium, but there was still room for a star turn from Gabriel Martinelli.

A fast start was followed by a lengthy lull against stubborn visitors, but Arsenal eventually overwhelmed Dinamo on an important night in Europe's premier club competition. Three goals and as many points mean the Gunners can draw in Girona next week to secure a top-eight finish and an easy route to the knockout phase, per Goal's Charles Watts.

Mikel Arteta can thank Rice for dragging Arsenal to the brink of qualification. The £105-million man was relentlessly making runs into the box, routinely giving the hosts a man over in the vital area of the pitch.

Martinelli would have been grateful for Rice's industry because it meant the Brazilian wide man's appetite for delivering crosses didn't go unrewarded. Rice made sure there was some end product, but he got ample support from Havertz, who delivered a vintage performance befitting a true No. 9.

Here's how Arsenal's three standout players ran the show on home soil.

1. Kai Havertz

Havertz excelled as Arsenal's striker by default last season, but he's blinked a time or two recently under the unforgiving spotlight on the key position. Some erratic performances only added volume to justified demands for Arteta to invest in another attacker or two.

Yet, amid all the clamour for more, a familiar theme throughout this 'project,' Havertz is still quietly scoring goals. He netted during the 2-2 draw against Aston Villa and repeated the trick against Dinamo.

His latest goal, via a well-timed jump and deft header to meet Martinelli's cross, has kept Havertz on course for an unlikely career mark, according to Sam Dean of The Daily Telegraph.

A prolific goal tally is crucial for Havertz's creds as a striker, but it's just one part of the job description. The 25-year-old also needs to link the play and bring others into the goals.

That's what Havertz did when he took one touch to position Rice to open the scoring just two minutes into the game. A goal and an assist, both provided with his back to goal, showed Havertz isn't done leading this line.

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