LONDON -- Perhaps Arsenal supporters can begin to expect the unexpected again. One persistent criticism of manager Mikel Arteta is the Gunners' rigidity in attacking positions that has often led to an inability to translate possession into clear goalscoring opportunities. Leeds United may have been willing accomplices at Emirates Stadium, but Sunday's 4-2 win featured a more enticing vision of what Arteta is aiming to implement -- just not in the way many expected.
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It appeared when Martin Odegaard arrived at the club on loan from Real Madrid that he would end up in rotation with Emile Smith Rowe, who has seized his opportunity in the first team with great aplomb, but could not reasonably be asked to carry a heavy creative burden in his breakthrough season.