They crammed two games worth of goals into little more than half an hour, and so Arsenal returned to second place and the position of the Premier League’s official challengers one day before the big one at Anfield.

Despite being the team’s designated penalty-taker, Saka chose to hand the responsibility to captain Odegaard. The Norwegian midfielder stepped up confidently and converted from the spot, making it 3-0 for the visitors.

WEST HAM and Arsenal served up one of the finest London derbies in recent memory on Saturday night, with SEVEN goals in the first half alone. The Gunners sailed into a 4-0 lead in the opening 35