Danny Murphy has heaped praise on Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard (Picture: BBC)

Danny Murphy compared Martin Odegaard to Manchester United and England legend David Beckham after he helped Arsenal beat Brighton and maintain their Premier League title challenge.

Odegaard has been integral to Arsenal ever since he joined the club from Real Madrid in 2021 but has taken his game to another level since being named Gunners captain a year later.

The Norwegian produced another impressive performance at the Amex Stadium on Saturday evening as Arsenal beat Brighton 3-0 to return to the top of the Premier League ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Man United on Sunday.

Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal a first-half lead against Brighton with an emphatic penalty following Tariq Lamptey’s foul on Gabriel Jesus, before Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard scored second-half goals to down the Seagulls.
But Murphy singled out Odegaard for praise after the comprehensive win and compared the Arsenal captain to Old Trafford and England great Beckham.

‘Even among some brilliant Arsenal performances, Martin Odegaard stood out for me,’ fellow ex-England star Murphy wrote in a column for MailSport.

‘He set the tone for a hugely impressive win and I can?t pay him a higher compliment than saying his captaincy reminds me of the way David Beckham led the England team I was part of. 

Odegaard has been one of the best players in the Premier League this season (Picture: Getty)

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