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'What was he trying to do?': Baffled fans question why Kai Havertz shielded the ball out of play for a throw-in immediately after he controlled it during Germany's defeat to Turkey

Kai Havertz endured a mixed game as Germany lost to Turkey 3-2 in a friendly on Saturday night.

The Arsenal playmaker opened the scoring after just five minutes after surprisingly been deployed at left-back for the clash in Berlin.

Manager Julian Nagelsmann's decision didn't go down well in Germany, with legend Lothar Motthaus labelling it as a 'slap in the face' to actual defenders.

But there was one moment in the game that left supporters puzzled, ten minutes into the second-half.

Havertz, receiving the ball on the left-wing from Ilkay Gundogan, controlled the ball but then shielded it out of play as he felt pressure from a Turkish player behind him.