Rio Ferdinand names Arsenal star he 'respects' ahead of Bayern Munich clash

Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer slam 'f****** joke' Arsenal star ahead of Bayern Munich

Arsenal go into the first leg of their Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich off the back of a comfortable win at Brighton but there was one sore point from that game

Rio Ferdinand names Arsenal star he 'respects' ahead of Bayern Munich clash

Kai Havertz stole the show as Arsenal beat Brighton on Saturday (Picture: Getty) Rio Ferdinand has praised Kai Havertz and ‘respects’ the Arsenal star for proving his doubters wrong and silencing his critics this season. Many raised their eyebrows when the Gunners splashed out £65m to sign the Germany international this summer after three underwhelming years at Chelsea and it took him time to win over Arsenal fans after somewhat of a slow start.…