Martin Odegaard believes Arsenal have become a more well-rounded team this season and is hopeful his side can kick on and win the Premier League this season. After a strong start to the season, the Gunners have fallen behind league leaders Liverpool following disappointing defeats to Bournemouth and Newcastle.

How many players could be out with ankle ligament damage for two months and reappear as if we blinked and missed it?

Your team has hit a creative rut that coincided with the absence of your primary playmaker? Get him back and all your problems evaporate. So yes, the semi-frequent leaden-footed attacking, sterile possession and clumsy decision-making that reared its unfamiliar head at Arsenal over the last two months was nothing more than a team unable to cope without Martin Odegaard.