Saka and Ødegaard’s special relationship has Arsenal humming | Barney Ronay
No Arsenal player is benefiting more from the captain’s return than his ruthless buddy on the wing, as West Ham found out
Oh for heavens’s sake, get a room. Actually don’t. This is, on reflection, a global spectator sport. But show a little restraint. People are watching. Including, it seemed for much of the first half at the London Stadium, the entire West Ham defence.
There were times during those 49 wild minutes when Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard seemed to be playing pretty much in the same pocket of air, like a pair of hummingbirds, beautifully conjoined.
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