On his own, Martin Odegaard is an exceptionally good footballer. The same is patently true of Bukayo Saka. Both players are undoubtedly among the very best in the Premier League.For Arsenal, though, the real beauty of having these two is that they are even better when they are together.

Arsenal easily got back to winning ways in the Premier League and breathed new life into their faltering title bid by brushing aside Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium.Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey both netted with fantastic strikes on Saturday and Ethan Nwaneri also scored his first top-flight goal as the Gunners ended a damaging four-match winless run in the top-flight in their first game back following the international break as they look to close the gap to early leaders Liverpool following a difficult start in the latest title race.

Your team has hit a creative rut that coincided with the absence of your primary playmaker? Get him back and all your problems evaporate. So yes, the semi-frequent leaden-footed attacking, sterile possession and clumsy decision-making that reared its unfamiliar head at Arsenal over the last two months was nothing more than a team unable to cope without Martin Odegaard.