Arsenal's captain Martin Odegaard has started the new season in outstanding form, playing a key role as the club builds on last term's Premier League title triumph. The 27-year-old Norwegian scored the winning goal in a 1-0 Champions League victory away to Napoli, continuing a run of decisive contributions that has manager Mikel Arteta and pundits suggesting Arsenal can go even further this season, including finally winning the Champions League.

Odegaard's revival follows a difficult 2024-25 campaign in which knee and shoulder injuries limited him to 36 appearances, just one goal and seven assists, though Arsenal still won the league and reached the Champions League final, losing on penalties to Paris St-Germain. This season he has scored in the Community Shield win over Manchester City, the 3-0 victory over Coventry City, the 2-1 comeback win against Chelsea, and now in Naples, while Arsenal face tougher European tests ahead against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.