Martin Odegaard stepped up as Arsenal captain to defend his teammates in the clash with AC Milan. The Gunners took a two-goal lead going into half time with both coming from the Norwegian.
A direct free-kick gave Arsenal the lead and then Odegaard was fortunate to deflect a strike from Reiss Nelson to give the AC Milan goalkeeper no chance at saving the shot. Mikel Arteta will be happy with the performance but perhaps not what is happening on the field.
The Milan team has gone in hard on a number of occasions. Thomas Partey was brought down early in the first half due to a hard challenge from Aster Vranckx but thankfully got back to his feet.
