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Mikel Arteta urges struggling Kai Havertz to be 'persistent' with Arsenal fans like the Gunners boss was with his WIFE when they first started dating

Mikel Arteta has offered Kai Havertz advice on endearing himself to Arsenal's fanbase after drawing comparisons between the German's shaky start to life at the Emirates with his marriage.

Havertz struggled in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Manchester United and was hooked in the second half by Arteta after failing to make an impact when the score was level.

Gary Neville blated the 24-year-old, who joined from Chelsea this summer, for making a 'right mess' of a close-range chance in the first half, with Havertz also seeing what he initially believed was a penalty, overturned.