Arsenal attacker Kai Havertz has conceded that he has not made the best start to life at the club.

The German has been on a solid scoring run in the past few games, but struggled early on when he arrived in the summer.

Havertz did not have a single goal or assist in his first six Premier League games, which resulted in criticism from fans and pundits.

Speaking with Sky Germany, Havertz said: "Every footballer probably feels more comfortable on the pitch when everyone is praising him, everyone is screaming his name and everyone thinks he's great. Of course I also think that this is easier. But I now know that this is not reality. That you're the hero one weekend and the idiot the next - I think we know that enough by now."

He continued: "Of course it wasn't my best time, I'll be honest and I can get a lot more out of myself. Of course, my self-confidence suffered a bit from time to time. Nevertheless, I believe that I am now so strong that I can work my way out of such depths.

"You can't please everyone anyway. Sometimes they like you, sometimes they don't like you - and I accept that. As long as the people around me are happy with me, that's enough for me."

Havertz added on manager Mikel Arteta: "It was made clear to me from the beginning that everyone would give me the time to fit in well. And that just made me feel good. And even after two or three bad games, the coach came to me and said: 'Hey, everything is fine, soon something will click and then it will happen.' And then the moment came."