Arsenal suffered their second defeat in all competitions this term at the hands of West Ham United in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at the London Stadium on Wednesday night.
Gunners manager Mikel Arteta made several changes to his starting XI for the game, and it proved costly.
Ben White gave West Ham the lead 16 minutes into the game through an unfortunate own-goal, and second-half strikes from Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen complicated things for Arsenal.
A 96th-minute goal from Martin Odegaard only served as a consolation for the Gunners, and talkSPORT pundit and Arsenal fan Darren Bent was not pleased with their performance, singling out Kai Havertz for criticism after the game.
The former striker took to social media platform X to react to the display of the Germany international.
Fair play to west ham , Arsenal not at the races at all tonight. I hate singling out one player but I need someone to explain Why 65 million was spent on Kai havertz and what exactly is he bringing to the team ? 15 games into the season I haven’t seen anything substantial 🤷🏿♂️— Darren Bent (@DarrenBent) November 1, 2023
The 24-year-old started in a three-man midfield alongside Jorginho and Fabio Vieira, but he did not impress and failed to dominate proceedings against the Hammers.