Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has named Martin Odegaard as his favourite Arsenal player so far this season.
Last season, Odegaard had a relatively disappointing campaign by his own standards, scoring only one goal while contributing six assists during Arsenal’s title-winning run in the Premier League.
This marked a significant decline in his output compared to his second and third years at the Emirates, when he posed a considerable goal threat and was honoured as Arsenal’s Player of the Season on two occasions.
Nevertheless, Odegaard has made a strong start to this season, netting Arsenal’s third goal in the Community Shield and scoring against both Coventry City and Chelsea in the Premier League.
The Norwegian continued his impressive form by scoring the decisive goal in the Gunners’ Champions League win over Napoli last week, although he was largely subdued as Mikel Arteta’s side secured a 2-0 victory at Sunderland over the weekend.
Giggs, who won the Premier League 13 times with Manchester United, spoke about Odegaard on the Rio Ferdinand Presents YouTube channel.
When asked to name his favourite player in Arteta’s squad, Giggs replied: “Odegaard at the moment.
“It looks like he’s controlling games to me, getting it off the back four, running in behind.
“He’s everywhere! He wins the ball back, he’s defensively very good. Yeah, he just looks strong.”