Roy Keane having none of it as Arsenal star Martin Odegaard brutally told 'it's your job'

Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard has been lauded for his hearty show against Chelsea earlier this month, but erstwhile Manchester United skipper Roy Keane was not impressed

Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard played the afloat 96 minutes against Chelsea soon aft his ankle wounded return, earning himself praise from some, arsenic good arsenic a jibe from Roy Keane.

The Gunners maestro had been sidelined for a important chunk of the play aft picking up the sound during Norway's September planetary fixtures. After a 14-match absence, Odegaard stepped backmost onto the transportation earlier this period successful the Champions League against Inter Milan, contributing a little one-minute quality successful Arsenal's constrictive 1-0 loss.

A specified 4 days on, helium was holding down the fort for the afloat duration of Arsenals gritty 1-1 Premier League gully with Chelsea, notching up an awesome 96 minutes despite precocious shaking disconnected the injury.

Odegaard's pivotal relation included an assistance for Gabriel Martinelli's extremity and maintaining his presumption connected the tract for the full match.

His longevity successful the lucifer defied instrumentality expectations that he'd beryllium subbed to negociate his post-injury minutes gradually, reports Football London. And connected a caller instalment of Sky's The Overlap, some Ian Wright and Jill Scott lauded the Norwegian's resilience.

"He needs plaudits for that due to the fact that usually erstwhile you travel backmost particularly aft an ankle injury, it's similar 30 minutes your archetypal game, past 60, helium did good to get done 96 minutes," said Scott.

Keane was unimpressed with the praise for Odegaard's stamina, though, remarking sarcastically: "It's his occupation innit? Like a aviator you've got an 8-hour flight, 'oh I tin lone bash 6'... Jesus, 96 minutes? Praise the Lord."

Meanwhile, The Athletic reported the praise the Norway skipper received from Arsenal unit owed to his committedness during his wounded layoff, reporting: "That Odegaard could grounds specified stamina instantly upon returning is testament to the dedication helium showed during his rehabilitation.

"Arsenal's unit were delighted with however helium followed their instructions, doing everything imaginable to accelerate his recovery. Whether it was wearing protective boots oregon undergoing red-light therapy, Odegaard near nary chromatic unturned successful his attempts to regain fittingness arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Odegaard is acceptable to boost Arsenal's hopes of rediscovering their apical signifier erstwhile they look Nottingham Forest this Saturday (November 23) astatine the Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta's squad is looking to extremity a four-game winless streak successful the Premier League.

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