Reiss Nelson was the biggest success at Arsenal of the three academy prospects Henry had initially backed to overshadow Saka. The English attacker was a prominent member of the first team after debuting at senior level in 2016, even netting a memorable equaliser in a 3-3 draw against Southampton in April 2023.

Indeed, Merson says that Odegaard is a different class player who makes Bukayo Saka look so much better. Merson spoke about how Odegaard improves Arsenal as a team and improves Saka as a player.

In fairness, they did have the ball in the back of the net in the closing stages as Bukayo Saka headed home at the back post to spark wild celebrations from the travelling Gunners supporters. However,