Arsenal Q&A LIVE: Is Kai Havertz finally finding his feet? How far can Gunners go in Champions League? Isaan Khan answers your questions ahead of Lens clash

ISAAN KHAN: It could be pivotal. Arteta has consistently stuck by him and been staunch in his defence whenever asked questions about the German. Saturday’s winning goal will have done the player a world of good, his confidence having taken a hit in recent months with his performances and positioning scrutinised.It seems to now be clicking together.

ISAAN KHAN: I do think the team has not kicked into full gear yet. It’s partly because opposition sides are more often deploying a low block to thwart the threat.

After last season, opposition now see the Gunners as a tough proposition and are happy to throw more men behind the ball in a bid to bank off chances where they can break forward.

Also, Arteta has shifted to a more controlled way of playing because of how hectic and open games could be in the last campaign.This has inevitably reduced the number of goalscoring opportunities while becoming more solid at the back.

ISAAN KHAN: That could well be an option. It’s clear that the centre forward position is an area Arsenal need to bolster. Particularly with the injury history of Gabriel Jesus.

Eddie Nketiah is a good option off the bench, but not a solidified starter who is going to bring goals on a regular basis as well as a physical presence around the box.It would be a gamble for the Gunners to wait until the summer to buy a forward.

ISAAN KHAN: Ben White didn’t train yesterday and was also not a starter on the weekend vs Brentford, so I assume he will be on the bench and not come on.You would expect it to be an identical team to the one last Saturday with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Oleksandr Zinchenko as the full backs, but Kai Havertz replacing Leandro Trossard at centre left midfield.

ISAAN KHAN: For a team that has been away from the Champions League since 2017, the Gunners have adapted rather well.You would expect some hiccups along the way, like the defeat to Lens last time, but they have been impressive.There clearly isn’t that fear some teams get when they reach this kind of stage.I expect Arsenal to reach the quarter-finals at the absolute minimum, and then from there anything can happen. The draw is of course important, too.

ISAAN KHAN: He will have learnt that each Champions League fixture is a battle in its own right, no matter the league form of the opposition.Lens are sixth in Ligue 1, and have only won five of their 13 league matches.Yet when Arsenal went to play them away from home, Lens were truly up for it and put up a mighty fight.It is what happens when a team like Lens have been absent from a competition for nearly two decades.

This time around it should be different, though, because a defining factor last time out was the raucous support, with flares galore and deafening noise.Lens will miss that ‘12th man’ tonight.

Good afternoon everyone, we're joined shortly by Isaan Khan who will answer all the big questions about Arsenal, who are expected to seal their place in the Champions League knockout stages against Lens tonight.