Odegaard 'crucial' to Arsenal hopes - Sutton

Former Premier League striker Chris Sutton, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club about the impact of Martin Odegaard's return for Arsenal:

"There's just something there where you feel that with him in the team, in that final third and the way he knits everything together, he's going to be crucial to them.

"This season, they're a team who have so much more to come. It's been an OK start to the season but that's all it's been.

"I think Mikel Arteta has been more pragmatic this season and not as expansive as he has been in previous seasons. Essentially, it's all about if Arsenal get over the line and win the title - the proof of the pudding is in the eating. But in many respects they have been a bit more pragmatic and not so adventurous.

"But I do think Odegaard is key to that. They've missed him for a while and he's been out for long enough to think it's not quite clicked in the final third.

"And then there's always that centre-forward debate. Last season I think I changed my mind about four times about whether they needed a recognised centre-forward."

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