The Norwegian kept his cool from 12 yards to net the game's decisive goal.
The Norwegian kept his cool from 12 yards, sending Johnstone the wrong way and rolling the ball into the bottom left corner.seeing the Japan international sent off in somewhat controversial fashion, and the 10-man Gunners had to dig in to claim all three points.
Asked afterwards if it was a conscious decision to make Odegaard the designated penalty taker ahead of Saka, Arteta said he had played no part in deciding who takes the spot-kicks and leaves it up to the players.Probed on whether Odegaard is now Arsenal’s first-choice penalty taker, Arteta replied: ‘I have no clue, it’s about leadership of players, and if they felt it was the right thing to do, for me I’m fine.
‘They have to make those decisions on the pitch. I was surprised like everybody else, but he scored the goal which is the important thing and we won the game.’ Arteta also reserved special praise for £105million summer signing Declan Rice, who had an excellent game in the base of midfield – a different role from his position in the season opener against Nottingham Forest last week.
Asked how he rated Rice’s display, Arteta replied: ‘I think it was great. He bossed the midfield and dominated the game. He was very influential, both attacking and defending.
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