Arteta will be keen for Odegaard, who provided the assist for Pépé’s second goal, to stay at the clubThe best two players on the pitch did not belong to Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta will hope to change that in time for the new season. Martin Odegaard gave a brilliant display of slick passing and movement, and Yves Bissouma showed the energy and mobility for Brighton & Hove Albion that Arteta is keen to add to his reshaped midfield. Neither will come cheap, of course, and there will be less coffers in the bank after Arsenal could not salvage a disappointing season as they missed out on European competition for the first time in 25 years. SponsoredOdegaard sparkled with style and poise from the opening moments, when he released Emile Smith Rowe, to a perfectly weighted pass to slide in Nicolas Pépé for his

Source: The Times May 23, 2021 23:04 UTC