The Germany international striker had an outing to forget against the Red Devils as he squandered a number of golden chances to dispose of opponents reduced to 10 men when Diogo Dalot was sent off early in the second half .
Havertz also missed his shot on goal in a dramatic penalty shootout, his shot from 12 yards being saved by Altay Bayindir. United then converted all their penalties – winning 5-3 in an epic session and Havertz and his partner were bombarded with insults online.
Sophia, who has been dating Havertz since 2018 and announced in November 2024 that the couple was expecting their first baby together, shared screenshots of some of the disgusting messages sent to her.
Horrible threats
One of them said: “ I’m going to come to your house and kill your baby, I’m not kidding, just wait. » Another said:
“I hope you miscarry.” » Sophia accompanied her message with the following message: “ That someone thinks it’s okay to write something like that shocks me so much… I hope you’re ashamed of yourself. I don’t even know what to say, but please guys be more respectful. We are better than that. »
The Standard reports that Arsenal “ now consults a third-party investigator specializing in identifying online abusers », with the aim of recognizing those responsible for the abuse – which was reported to Instagram – and of “seek to take the strongest possible measures against the culprits”.