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Odegaard’s Brace Sends Gunners Five Point Clear Ahead Of City

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Odegaard explains why Arsenal lead the Premier League by five points.

Arsenal skipper, Martin Odegaard sends Arsenal points clear on top of the English Premier League table.

The Norwegian two goals in the second half were enough for Arsenal to defeat Wolves at Molineux Stadium and increase their lead over Manchester City to five points.

Ten minutes after the restart, the 23-year-old converted a low cross from Fabio Vieira from close range, and then, 15 minutes from time, he scored on the rebound after Jose Sa had stopped a low shot from Gabriel Martinelli.

The early withdrawal of Granit Xhaka, whose World Cup campaign with Switzerland is set to begin a little over a week from now, was the only drawback for the visitors.

As a consequence, Arsenal will not only be in first place on Christmas Day for the first time since 2007, but they will also have a significant lead over Manchester City, their closest rivals.

Wolves, on the other hand, are now last as new manager Julen Lopetegui gets ready to take over.

At Molineux, the former manager of Spain, Real Madrid, and Sevilla was introduced 15 minutes before the game’s start.

Watching the game from the stands, Lopetegui watched the host fight valiantly and created a few chances despite playing on the back foot for most of the game.

Wolves were undone by a lack of goal threat as they went scoreless for the eighth time in 15 games in the top division.