Club legend and former captain Tony Adams criticised Arteta for keeping Ødegaard in the role during an Irish Independent Sport event this week. Arteta, in his pre-match press conference, publicly backed the Norwegian going as far to say the club held a vote this summer.

Mikel Arteta has slammed calls for Martin Odegaard to be stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by insisting there is "no question" the Norway midfielder is the right man to lead their Premier League title challenge.