EPL: Martin Keown names most important player in Premier League

Former Arsenal defender, Martin Keown, has described Martin Odegaard as the most important player in the Premier League.

The Gunners currently sit in the second position in the Premier League table.

However, most of Arsenal’s stellar outings this term have come with Odegaard in the lineup.

Odegaard returned to action against Inter Milan in the Champions League early last year, having picked up an injury while on international duty in September.

Arsenal’s only two defeats in the Premier League this season came in the Norwegian’s absence.

Odegaard made his full return against Chelsea in the Premier League and pundits and fans alike have been hailing the Norway international over his works for the team.

Keown told talkSPORT, “He’s created 102 chances – more than anyone in the Premier League – and 41 times he’s retrieved the ball in the final third so in and out of possession. I’m struggling to think of a more important player in the Premier League.”

“To come back after six weeks out and hit the ground running in the way that he did shows how he’s applied himself when he’s been out. We’d become predictable in front of goal,” he added.

EPL: Martin Keown names most important player in Premier League