Back to the Arsenal Newsfeed

Arteta on Odegaard and our captaincy

Related Topics: Mikel Arteta, Martin Ødegaard

Mikel Arteta believes our captain, Martin Odegaard, has 'hundreds' of qualities as the Norwegian prepares to lead out the team at Old Trafford this weekend.

Martin has held the armband since the 2022/23 campaign and ahead of our clash with Manchester United to kick off our Premier League campaign, Mikel took time to recognise our skipper's leadership skills.

"Martin has got hundreds of qualities and everybody who has come across him will notice them very quickly," he said in his pre-match press conference.

"The biggest one is that to be named captain, to be respected and especially admired by somebody, he doesn't need to shout.