In his first home match, "Odegaard" revealed two reasons for the loss to Manchester United, shaking Arsenal's Premier League title hopes.
On 26 Jan 2026 GMT+7, Martin Odegaard, Arsenal's midfield captain, spoke after the Premier League home defeat to Manchester United 2-3, which ended their unbeaten home record this season.
This leaves Arsenal with 50 points, still leading the Premier League table but only 4 points ahead of second-place Manchester City and third-place Aston Villa, immediately impacting the title race.
Martin Odegaard cited two reasons for Arsenal's home loss to Man United: the team did not play well enough and lost possession frequently during the match.
The Arsenal captain said, "It was not good enough for us, and we need time to analyze it. We should have done better, but now is the time to unite more, work harder, push each other, and come back."
"In the first half, we were the better team, scored a goal, and controlled the game, but we lost the ball often. We tried to equalize 2-2, but then they scored immediately."
"It's never easy in this league, we know that. I think we prepared well for this game. We started well, but in the second half, momentum shifted slightly. Certainly, our performance should have been better, and we must learn from this and keep working hard."
Odegaard concluded that Arsenal must quickly regroup to continue their Premier League title challenge: "Every game is a big challenge. This is part of football. We're still top of the league, so we must keep moving forward and come back as soon as possible. That's the only cure."