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Arsenal news: Gunners captain Martin Odegaard supplied another eye-catching performance in the 2-0 north London victory over Tottenham on Sunday with a ...

"I would love to play in this current squad because it reminds me of when I joined the club originally, but this team has more atmosphere with the fans with a full Emirates Stadium every week," he told [Midnite](https://www.midnite.com/rundown/bacary-sagna-interview-arsenal-man-city). "I love all the players. The team is very good. They are strong on and off the pitch, the vibe in the squad is great." [Arsenal's](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) 2-0 win over Tottenham. He makes things happen, and it’s so hard to pick him up because Partey is so good." "Martin Odegaard reminds me of Cesc Fabregas, he has the same quality, but Odegaard also has the technique of Robin van Persie. And after his impressive outing against the Gunners' local rivals, Odegaard received strong plaudits from former Arsenal star Paul Merson. If you watch him on a football pitch, you could see why he was at Real Madrid at 16, 17-years-old. [Odegaard](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/neville-tottenham-verdict-odegaard-arsenal-25983898) has enjoyed an upward trajectory this season under Arteta, becoming one of the Premier League's best players. "Everything; his awareness, his brain, he makes every right decision. [The result was never in doubt at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-tottenham-bukayo-saka-ramsdale-25984042) as Antonio Conte's side struggled to lay a punch throughout.

After playing a huge part in our 2-0 derby day success over Tottenham Hotspur, Martin Odegaard encouraged all Gooners to savour the moment.

I think we played some brilliant football, we dominated everything and it was fun to play today. “We talked about what happened here last year and the year before,” he said. Speaking post-match, he said: “I’m happy, really proud of the performance, especially in the first half.

The Gunners captain capped a fine performance with a well-taken goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as his side eased to a 2-0 win over their arch-rivals on ...

[check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). ‘Especially in the first half, I think he was incredible. [Antonio Conte says Arsenal and Manchester City are the only two Premier League title contenders after Spurs’ defeat](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/15/antonio-conte-makes-arsenal-title-prediction-after-spurs-derby-defeat-18104772/?ico=more_text_links) [Gary Neville claims Arsenal will finish third in Premier League despite going eight points clear of Manchester City in title race](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/15/gary-neville-predicts-arsenal-to-finish-third-in-premier-league-after-spurs-win-18105049/?ico=more_text_links) [Privacy Policy](https://metro.co.uk/privacypolicy/) [Martin Odegaard](https://metro.co.uk/tag/martin-odegaard/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) after the Arsenal star’s superb performance in the north [London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/london/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK2) derby win over Tottenham.

Ramsdale and Odegaard react to win over Sp*rs · Goal scorer Martin Odegaard and man of the match Aaron Ramsdale were the men chosen to face the Sky Sports ...

We can still improve a lot of things, you can see today the difference between the first and the second half, so we have things to improve and have to keep going and pushing. We played the way we wanted to play the whole first half and we got the deserved lead. It’s a shame because it’s just a game of football at the end of the day. And then a fan jumped over [the hoardings] and give me a punch in the back. We deserved the two goals and maybe deserved more. We remember what happened here last year and we wanted a better game, to show a better side and how much we’ve improved.

Ian Wright praised ex-Real Madrid star Martin Odegaard for his goal v Tottenham and stated the Arsenal man could win 'Player of the Season'.

The way he is leading this team now as the captain. The humbleness of him and the way he is. “Aaron Ramsdale got Man of the Match, but Martin Odegaard is chasing him close. You looking at the quality he has got. “Now we have seen that the team is going towards its end form. “When we got him on loan, I was very surprised,” said Wright.