Wenger: Arsenal ‘can go all the way’ to title with ‘remarkable’ Odegaard

The
Gunners
romped
to
a
4-2
victory
at
Brighton
and
Hove
Albion,
while
closest
challengers
Manchester
City
slipped
up
at
home
to
struggling
Everton
earlier
on
Saturday,
sending
Mikel
Arteta’s
men
into
2023
with
a
hefty
advantage.

Arsenal
have
not
won
the
Premier
League
since
the
2003-04
‘Invincibles’ season,
with
Wenger
in
charge,
but
their
strong
start
to
the
campaign
has
fans
believing
the
title
may
be
a
possibility.

Wenger
feels
the
Gunners
are
more
than
capable
of
maintaining
their
title
push,
telling
TV2:
“It
was
a
fantastic
performance
[against
Brighton].
Arsenal
are
getting
stronger
and
stronger.

“It
was
a
one-way
street.
I
think
they
have
all
the
necessary
ingredients,
both
tactically
and
mentally.

“They
can
go
all
the
way.
Because,
as
you
can
see,
they
create
so
many
chances.
I
don’t
really
see
any
weaknesses.”

3
–
Martin
Ødegaard
has
the
most
assists
of
any
Premier
League
player
since
the
restart
on
Boxing
Day
(3).
Laser.

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—
OptaJoe
(@OptaJoe)

January
1,
2023

Martin
Odegaard
got
a
goal
and
assist
in
the
victory
at
the
Amex
Stadium,
and
Wenger
was
impressed
with
the
Norway
international’s
performance

“He
makes
decisions
quickly,
and
always
optimally.
It
is
remarkable,”
Wenger
said.

“I
like
him
and
the
way
he
makes
football
look
so
easy.
He
has
developed
very
well.
It’s
really
amazing.
His
decisions,
he
is
also
a
leader
in
the
team.”

Bukayo
Saka
set
the
ball
rolling
for
Arsenal
with
a
goal
after
just
two
minutes,
and
the
winger
said
City’s
draw
earlier
on
motivated
them
to
ensure
they
got
the
job
done
at
Brighton.

“We
just
try
and
focus
on
ourselves,”
Saka
told
BBC
Sport.
“But
when
we
heard
about
[City’s
1-1
draw]
it
gave
us
extra
motivation
to
try
and
press
on
and
get
a
result.”