'I'm an ex-Man Utd star – there's one Arsenal player I'd love to pinch in transfer market'

With Arsenal acceptable to invited Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium, erstwhile Red Devils prima Louis Saha has revealed which Gunners subordinate he'd emotion his aged nine to sign

In the past decade, conscionable 3 players person moved straight betwixt Arsenal and Manchester United.

It's small astonishment truly - the 2 clubs person spent the bulk of the Premier League epoch battling it retired for the apical honours, truthful relations betwixt them haven't ever been peculiarly cordial. But that hasn't stopped ex-United striker Louis Saha picturing 1 of the Gunners' astir high-profile stars successful a Red Devils shirt.

Speaking up of Wednesday night's clash betwixt the teams astatine the Emirates Stadium, Saha was asked which Arsenal subordinate he'd astir similar United sign, and helium answered without hesitation. "Martin Odegaard is idiosyncratic that I truly like," the Frenchman, 46, told Casino Utan Spelpaus.

"His quality arsenic a supplier is akin to Bruno Fernandes. I similar his capableness to beryllium successful and retired of the box. The arefa that he's playing, sometimes he’s playing deep, sometimes he’s playing truly high.

"He provides the transportation with the midfield and the strikers, truthful I truly similar his positioning. I would deliberation that that's what United needs to make chances, to make a precocious tempo, to make a spot of other quality.

"Technically, erstwhile determination is simply a spot of pressure, you tin inactive springiness him the shot and it doesn't substance to him. So I would accidental Odegaard, adjacent if I deliberation physically, we possibly request a subordinate similar Declan Rice successful midfield."

Odegaard, 25, has been a revelation since joining Arsenal from Real Madrid successful 2020. He's blossomed not lone into arguably the Gunners' astir important player, but besides into 1 of the finest midfielders successful Europe - conscionable arsenic helium was tipped to go erstwhile helium signed for Los Blancos arsenic a 16-year-old backmost successful 2015.

In 4 years successful northbound London, the Norwegian has racked up 161 appearances, scored 36 goals and provided 28 assists. He was appointed nine skipper successful 2022 and has helped crook Mikel Arteta's broadside into 1 of the strongest connected the continent.

United aren't precisely abbreviated connected creative, attacking midfielders, but with Mason Mount struggling for signifier and fitness, and Christian Eriksen approaching his mid-30s, a subordinate of Odegaard's ilk would beryllium conscionable what the doc ordered for Ruben Amorim.

Wednesday's clash betwixt United and Arsenal is simply a important 1 for some sides. Following their 4-0 thumping of Everton astatine the weekend, the Red Devils are successful the apical fractional of the array for the archetypal since the opening play of the season, and could denote their re-emergence arsenic a Premier League powerhouse with a win.

Arsenal connected the different manus volition beryllium anxious to adjacent the spread connected table-toppers Liverpool, who look Newcastle astatine St James' Park this evening. Defeat could permission a 12-point spread betwixt them and Arne Slot's men, which, adjacent successful December, mightiness beryllium excessively overmuch to overcome.

Saha, meanwhile, spent 4 seasons astatine United, and lifted 4 large honours including 2 Premier League titles and the Champions League. He joined the nine successful 2004 from Fulham, and scored 42 times successful 124 games earlier leaving for Everton successful 2008.

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