He has two objectives within the opening 4 Premier League matches of the marketing campaign so as to add to the spectacular tally of 15 that he reached within the prime flight final time period. Odegaard has been captain for simply over a yr and got here near main Arsenal to their first title in 19 years in May.

He is at present on worldwide obligation and helped Norway beat Jordan 6-0 on Thursday. Ahead of that match, he revealed it took time for him to recover from the frustration of how final season ended at membership degree.

Odegaard informed TV2: "The whole ending, first with the club and then with the national team, was difficult. I had a good season, a lot of good things happened, but when you finish like that, it becomes extra heavy.

"I felt I used to be very drained after the season. I wanted a break, wanted to disconnect and do fully various things. The sum of each the membership season and what occurred right here made it an much more drained physique and a drained head that wanted a vacation."