ARSENAL fans loved seeing Martin Odegaard show off his leadership qualities after Takehiro Tomiyasu’s blunder vs Manchester City.
The defender’s short back pass to goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was intercepted by Kevin de Bruyne.
The Belgian latched on to the loose ball and scored the opening goal of the game, lobbing the charging-out Ramsdale to put his side ahead.
Japan international Tomiyasu looked devastated that he had made the mistake after being trusted to start at right-back ahead of Ben White.
And, as City celebrated, Arsenal skipper Odegaard made a beeline for his gutted team-mate, telling him to keep his chin up.
Gunners fans were quick to spot the Norwegian captain leading by example.
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One supporter wrote on Twitter: “Odegaard is exactly the sort of man you want in a team, straight to Tomiyasu.”
Another had similar praise: “Odegaard proper player, proper captain.”
A third said: “Odegaard telling Tomiyasu to keep his head up was real captain s***. He’s only 24.”
Oleksandr Zinchenko also went over to console Tomiyasu.
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More fans reacted: “Zinchenko and Odegaard running to Tomiyasu and telling him to ‘raise his head up’ after that mistake is top tier character.”
The team spirit at Arsenal has often been hailed by members of the squad and manager Mikel Arteta for being a key reason why they are pushing City all the way.
However it wasn’t enough to stop Man City at the Emirates with the reigning champions winning the match 3-1.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
