Arsenal produced a stunning European performance to hit seven past a sorry PSV side at the Philips Stadion.
Arsenal have a poor record against Dutch teams but took the initiative in the tie early on when Jurrien Timber and Ethan Nwaneri struck inside the first 25 minutes.
Mikel Merino added a third before half time as Noa Lang pulled one back for the hosts from the penalty spot. During a crazy first five minutes to the second half, Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard made it 5-1.
The gloss was put on the performance as Odegaard added a sixth before producing a sublime assist to set up Riccardo Calafiori, who brilliantly slotted the ball into the far corner.
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Arsenal fans react to Martin Odegaard performance
Despite receiving criticism in recent weeks from Arsenal fans, Odegaard produced a performance more like the player that supporters have come to love.
Arsenal fans have taken to X to display their excitement at the captain’s performance, with one fan simply writing: “He is back.”
An Arsenal fan wrote: “That is what Odegaard has produced on a regular basis for this club and fans need to remember that, this is his first bad spell for the club and people forget that.”
Another fan wrote: “Martin Odegaard our midfield maestro is back. You better watch out on Sunday Manchester United.”
One Arsenal fan compared his performance to that of his form in last season’s title charge, they wrote: “This time last year Odegaard was doing this every single week, lets go Arsenal Odegaard is back and we are on the Champions League charge.”
Odegaard reveals that Arsenal have been working on their finishing in training
Speaking to Amazon Prime Video’s post match coverage of Arsenal’s win over PSV, Odegaard was asked about whether the Gunners had been focusing on finishing chances in training.
Odegaard stated: “I think we have had a little extra focus after the last few games and we know we have the quality we have done it so many times. You see today when we play on this level it is really fun to play. We know we have it there and it was good to get everything out today.”
It was a special performance from the Norwegian, who will now be looking to build upon this improvemet for the rest of the campaign.
With the impending return of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, Odegaard may have a big say in Arsenal’s season in Europe.
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