Martin Odegaard has shared how he was ‘quicker’ than Bukayo Saka to the ball to open the scoring for Arsenal during their 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday evening, as he told Sky Sports.
Mikel Arteta’s side opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table heading into the World Cup break, but a certain Aaron Ramsdale didn’t realise it was Odegaard who put Arsenal ahead.
Speaking to Sky Sports after yesterday’s win, the England World Cup goalkeeper was shocked that Odegaard scored the first goal and not Saka.
Fabio Vieira pulled the ball back across the penalty area, with both Saka and Odegaard rushing towards the ball, but it was the skipper who got there first and slotted home into an empty net, before adding his second 15 minutes from time.
Odegaard explained to Ramsdale that he wouldn’t have celebrated the way he did had he not scored.
“I was a bit quicker than him, wasn’t I?!” said Odegaard with a gleeful smile on his face.
Ramsdale looked surprised that Odegaard scored the opener as he told Arsenal’s number one: “I got the first one, yeah. Do you think I celebrate if I don’t score?”
A surprised Ramsdale then added: “From my angle, I thought it was Bukayo. Well done.”
DREAM START FOR ARSENAL
Trust the process they said! And boy is it working to a very, very high level.
Even the most ardent of Arsenal fans wouldn’t have dreamt of such performances because this is like the good old Arsene Wenger days.
The likes of Thierry Henry, Sol Campbell, Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires wrote their name into the history books with these types of displays.
And if this current crop of players are able to continue this form after the World Cup, then that league title will head towards north London.
