Martin Odegaard and Arsenal stars now tempting options for Gameweek 27 after PSV mauling

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ARSENAL made an emphatic connection against PSV connected Tuesday night.

The Gunners person 1 ft firmly successful the Champions League quarter-finals having thrashed their Dutch opponents 7-1 successful the archetypal limb of their circular of 16 tie.

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, astatine  a property   conference.Getty
Arsenal volition already person 1 oculus connected the Champions League quarter-finals[/caption]

Injuries to respective cardinal attackers person reduced Arsenal’s firepower successful caller outings but the lack of Bukayo Saka (£6.6m), Kai Havertz (£4.7m), Gabriel Jesus (£3.7m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£4.1m) did not hinder them astatine each successful Eindhoven arsenic six players antithetic players got connected the scoresheet.

This emphatic show mightiness beryllium a game-changer successful the satellite of Dream Team.

Suddenly, respective of Mikel Arteta’s favourites look to beryllium beardown options for Gameweek 27.

Arsenal are 1 of conscionable six teams with 2 fixtures to fulfil this coming Gameweek and the dismal signifier of PSV makes their treble header a favourable one.

The North Londoners volition question to Old Trafford this play to look 14th-placed Manchester United earlier welcoming the Eredivisie broadside to the Emirates the pursuing Wednesday.

With specified a comfy aggregate lead, there’s a accidental Arteta volition rotate his squad against PSV to immoderate grade but the club’s wounded database means his options are constricted successful that regard.

Ethan Nwaneri celebrating an Arsenal goal.Getty
Teenage kicks[/caption]

Ethan Nwaneri (£2.2m) scored 1 extremity and assisted different connected Tuesday nighttime for a 13-point instrumentality to punctual Dream Team managers of his attributes.

The 17-year-old averages a extremity engagement each 102 minutes this play and the close helping spot is his portion Saka is sidelined – the England winger is not owed backmost until April.

Mikel Merino (£3.6m) besides banked 13 points via a extremity and an assist.

The Spain planetary is categorised arsenic a midfielder successful Dream Team but has been deployed arsenic a makeshift striker successful caller weeks.

He hasn’t ever looked effectual successful the relation but it’s simply existent he’s scored 3 goals successful 278 minutes ever since helium came disconnected the seat against Leicester successful Gameweek 24.

Martin Odegaard of Arsenal FC celebrating a goal.Odegaard banked a chill 21 points against PSVEPA

Jurrien Timber (£4.3m), Riccardo Calafiori (£3m) and Leandro Trossard (£4.1m) besides took vantage of PSV’s shambolic defending but the large victor connected the nighttime was Martin Odegaard (£4.8m).

Arsenal’s skipper scored 2 goals of his ain earlier helium acceptable up his side’s seventh for a monolithic 21-point haul – his champion show of the run truthful far.

The Norwegian playmaker has not provided arsenic galore extremity involvements arsenic helium did past play but helium proved himself susceptible of capitalising against out-of-form absorption successful good style.

And with Man United and PSV to travel successful Gameweek 27, Dream Team bosses should astatine slightest see Odegaard among the viable transportation options anterior to Saturday’s 11am deadline.

Defensive assets David Raya (£4.7m), William Saliba (£4.6m) and Gabriel (£4.9m) are the astir fashionable successful the squad – each are among the six astir selected players successful their respective positions – and they stay beardown options contempt failing to support a cleanable expanse successful Eindhoven.


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