Jamie Carragher couldn’t resist a cheeky photographer quip to Martin Odegaard after Arsenal’s mauling of Sheffield United.
The Gunners dominated from begin to end towards the beleaguered Blades, who had been already crushed after Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s personal purpose and Gabriel Martinelli had put them 3-0 behind inside 13 minutes. Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the Londoners 5-0 forward at half-time and Ben White crashed residence their sixth earlier than the hour mark.
It continued the Gunners’ blistering begin to 2024, a run which included a vital 3-1 victory over Liverpool. After that success, Sky Sports pundit and Anfield hero Carragher accused Mikel Arteta’s facet of overdoing the post-match celebrations, which included Odegaard borrowing a digicam from a photographer.
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Carragher mentioned on the time: “Just get down the tunnel. You’ve won a game, three points, you’ve been brilliant. Back in the title race, get down the tunnel. I’m serious, honestly,” he mentioned.
Odegaard defended the celebrations, insisting: “If you’re not allowed to celebrate when you win a game, when are you allowed to celebrate? We’re happy with the win and we’ll stay humble.”
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The pair got here nose to nose after the Sheffield United sport because the Sky Sports workforce quizzed Odegaard, who was named participant of the match. And Carragher wasted no time in piling in with a digicam jibe.
“I didn’t see the photographer on the pitch tonight,” he quipped. A laughing Odegaard replied: “I was waiting for you to say something like that. I was too scared to do it today, so I went straight inside today.”
Presenter Dave Jones then chipped in, telling Odegaard: “You can celebrate whenever you like, Martin, whenever you choose. We’ll look after the celebration police in here.”