Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has stood by Bukayo Saka after the winger missed a crucial penalty in the dramatic and potentially costly 2-2 draw with West Ham on Sunday. The youngster stepped up to give his side a two-goal lead but missed the target and had to watch as Jarrod Bowen equalised for the home side moments later.
It comes just one week after Mo Salah's own missed penalty against Mikel Arteta's men as Arsenal let a 2-0 buffer slip away from home for the second time in a row. It now means that what was once an eight-point gap to Manchester City can now be cut down to just the one ahead of the crunch match later this month.
After the game Arteta reiterated his stance that Saka, despite Gabriel Jesus being on the pitch, was the right man to take the kick, saying: "If you are prepared to take responsibility of penalties, you have to be prepared that in that package the possibility to miss is 100%.
