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Arsenal icon Martin Keown admits he has 'reservations' over Martin Odegaard's role in the team given the Real Madrid loanee is competing with Emile Smith Rowe for No 10 role

Martin Keown has admitted that he has 'reservations' about Martin Odegaard's role in the Arsenal setup after watching the club's 1-1 draw with Benfica.

The Gunners dominated their Portuguese opponents in Turin and came away feeling like they should've won the encounter, after a number of high-quality chances were spurned.

Mikel Arteta named an unchanged starting XI for the first time in his managerial stint at Arsenal which saw Odegaard take up the No 10 role while highly-rated talent Emile Smith Rowe was once again pushed out wide to the left wing.

Martin Odegaard arrived at Arsenal from Real Madrid on loan last month
Emile Smith Rowe is one of Arsenal's best and brightest academy products

While Arsenal were the better team on the night, they weren't clinical enough in front of goal which saw Odegaard, who was signed on a six-month loan from Real Madrid last month, struggle to make an impact.