“He got in the way of it,” Saka said about Havertz, laughing, “but don’t worry, it’s [a hat trick] coming. It’s on the way.” Arsenal’s final two UCL matches are against Dinamo ...

A converted penalty from Jorginho restored parity before Nwaneri did his best to mimic club star Bukayo Saka with a brilliantly curled effort to give Arsenal the lead before the interval.

Arsenal could be boosted by the returns of forwards Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli for the Champions League quarter-finals, with those ties not taking place until the start of April.