“Fans are outraged with the Arsenal star, blaming him for the FA Cup loss and calling for him to be removed from the club after the penalty shootout defeat to Manchester United.”

Arsenal fans on X have called for Kai Havertz to be sold following his underwhelming performance in their 5-3 penalty shootout defeat to Manchester United. The third-round FA Cup clash took place at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, January 12, and ended 1-1 in normal time.

Gabriel Martinelli thought he had given Arsenal the lead in the 19th minute, but his goal was ruled out for offside. Manchester United went ahead in the 52nd minute through Bruno Fernandes, who curled the ball past David Raya. However, the game shifted when Diogo Dalot received a second yellow card in the 61st minute for a poor challenge, reducing United to 10 men.

Arsenal capitalized quickly, with Gabriel Magalhães leveling the score two minutes later via a deflected volley. The Gunners had a golden opportunity to win the game in normal time when Martin Ødegaard stepped up for a penalty, but United goalkeeper Altay Bayındır made a crucial save to keep them in the match.

Despite their dominance, Arsenal failed to find a winner, and the game went to penalties. Havertz was the only player to miss his spot-kick, with Bayındır making another fine save. Earlier in the match, Havertz missed two clear chances from close range, scuffing both off target. Although the German created two chances and won the penalty, he landed just one shot on target from four attempts.

Frustrated fans took to social media to voice their anger:

“Kai Havertz has cost us the FA Cup. Arsenal are winning nothing with Havertz and Jesus as our strikers,” one fan wrote.

Another tweeted, “Havertz needs to be kicked out of the club.”

Other comments included:

“Kai Havertz with a performance for the ages today. UTFR.”

“Kai Havertz had one of the worst stinkers today.”

“Arteta better go buy a striker—Havertz stinks!”

Arsenal’s Performance Breakdown

Despite playing with a man advantage for over an hour, Arsenal were eliminated in the third round. They dominated possession with 70%, completing 575 passes with an 88% accuracy rate, compared to United’s 30% possession and 203 passes at 70% accuracy.

The Gunners also had 26 shots (seven on target, xG of 3.22), while Manchester United managed just seven shots (four on target, xG of 0.27). Despite these stats, Arsenal failed to capitalize, leaving fans questioning

Havertz’s role in the team.