Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw believes Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard is the Premier League’s best player right now.
Shaw is currently in a race against time to get fit for Euro 2024, returning to training recently but still wearing a ‘no-contact’ green bib during Gareth Southgate’s sessions this week.
While he crosses his fingers that he’ll be fit in time to play a significant role for England in Germany, Shaw has been speaking to the media this week, and he had praise for Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard.
When asked to name the best player in the Premier League right now, Shaw quickly responded with “Odegaard”.
With Shaw missing the last few months of the season through injury, he will have had a lot more time to watch Arsenal matches on TV. It’s no surprise Odegaard would have caught his eye during that period.
The Arsenal midfielder played almost every minute of the 13 league games during Shaw’s absence, with the Gunners winning 11, drawing one (to Manchester City), and losing one.
Odegaard was a consistent performer during that period, and he ended the season with a couple of assists to secure a comeback win over Everton on the final day.
