Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville has praised Arsenal attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard for his performance against Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The former Manchester United defender has said on Sky Sports Premier League (6:13pm, May 7, 2023) that Odegaard was “outstanding” for Arsenal in the first half of the match against Newcastle.
Neville has noted that the Norway international playmaker scored the important opening goal of the match and delivered when Arsenal needed him.
The Englishman was on co-commentary duty for Sky Sports, and he made the comments about Odegaard when he was coming off in the second period.
Gary Neville on Martin Odegaard for Arsenal vs Newcastle United
Neville said: “In the hardest part of the match, Odegaard was outstanding in the first half. Delivered when his team needed him.”
Job well done
Martin Odegaard played well for Arsenal against Newcastle United and was one of the better players on the pitch at St. James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.
Now, it was not the former Real Madrid attacking midfielder’s best performance, but he did do the job well.
Odegaard took his goal well and looked very calm and composed on the ball.
The playmaker took three shots, played two key passes, had a pass accuracy of 75.9%, took 43 touches, attempted one dribble, made one tackle and one clearance, and put in two crosses.
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