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Roy Keane and Paul Merson person slammed 1 of Tottenham's players earlier stating that Martin Odegaard will 'absolutely destruct him' successful nan northbound London derby.
Mikel Arteta's broadside are looking to return to nan apical of nan Premier League pinch triumph complete their rivals astatine nan Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs, connected nan different hand, are looking to adjacent nan spread connected Aston Villa arsenic they presently beryllium 7 points down 4th spot successful nan league.
Ange Postecoglou made immoderate astonishing changes successful his broadside arsenic he chose to chair Richarlison for nan sojourn of Arteta's men.
Speaking connected Sky Sports up of nan game, Keane and Merson singled retired a different Spurs subordinate for disapproval arsenic they made a sadistic prediction.
Ange Postecoglou's squad action was questioned up of nan northbound London derby
It was claimed that Martin Odegaard will 'absolutely destroy' 1 of nan Spurs players
Roy Keane and Paul Merson heavy criticised nan Spurs subordinate up of kick-off
When asked why Postecoglou selected Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for nan London derby, erstwhile Spurs defender Michael Dawson backed nan midfielder.
He said: ‘I deliberation [he's playing] to effort and extremity Odegaard. I spot wherever they were 2 weeks ago, it was Bissouma and Bentancur. I’m amazed Pape Sarr didn’t travel successful for nan legs.
'Arsenal are going to person a batch of nan shot and Sarr gets astir a lot. But arsenic Ange said, nan acquisition Pierre has - controlling Odegaard, because for maine he is immense successful this match. He creates, dictates, you person to effort and extremity him.’
However, erstwhile Arsenal prima Merson slammed nan determination and stated that Odegaard will beryllium licking his lips erstwhile coming up against nan Dane.
’The lad who is playing now [Odegaard would alternatively face],' he claimed. 'Bissouma is simply a quicker player. Hojbjerg, you get distant from him and you’re away. Bissouma and Sarr are quicker.
'This lad will want to play – nan problem is he thinks he’s a player. When they person nan ball, he’ll commencement wanting to play it, but his earthy guidance should be: “I’m successful this squad to extremity him playing, truthful I’m conscionable going to hook connected him.”
Keane doubled down connected Merson's comments arsenic he said: ’For each his experience, I don’t deliberation Hojbjerg really shows it. He gets trim retired rather a bit.
‘His occupation is doing a occupation for nan backmost four. They’ve sewage to protect their backmost four. For a defensive-minded midfielder, he gets caught out. His occupation is getting people, helping his full-backs, because if nan attackers don’t travel backmost and do a occupation for them, it’s going to beryllium a agelong day for them.’
