Jamie Carragher was speaking on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football (Image: Sky Sports )
believes the is experiencing a “top-quality striker” drought and pointed to three clubs that need to improve their attacking options in the off-season. The ex-England international was speaking after ‘s disappointing 1-1 draw away to , where ‘s side were blasted for their forward play.
The Gunners needed a late Declan Rice strike to level things up at Old Trafford, with having fallen behind in the first half to a free-kick. Despite their best endeavours, were unable to snatch a winning goal, meaning they now sit 15 points behind leaders .
‘s decision not to add a centre forward to their ranks in either of this season’s transfer windows has been criticised, especially after picked up a season-ending injury last month. However, Carragher has defended the capital club for not rushing into a deal, insisting Havertz is as good as anyone to lead ‘s line.
Speaking on Monday Night Football, Carragher mused: “I get frustrated when I keep hearing people say ‘ just need a striker’. Now, is world-class? Possibly not, but I think he does a great job for that team in terms of all-around play. It’s not just about scoring goals.”
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Kai Havertz was defended by Jamie Carragher during a Monday Night Football segment (Image: Getty)
The one-time Champions League winner continued: “You think about some of the other big teams in the Premier League, where are the strikers? signed [Darwin] Nunez, not good enough. [Rasmus] Hojlund, [at United] not good enough. [Nicolas] Jackson isn’t good enough for .
“There’s a dearth of top-quality strikers around the world, so when is looking for this guy who is going to take them to the next step for the title, it’s very difficult to find the guy who’s going to bring you these goals and give you what does in that position. So for me, I actually think creation is the big problem.”
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