He's back, all right. And how they have missed him. Once Martin Odegaard signed a new long-term Arsenal deal in September, they could not wait to tell fans the news.
His importance to this team is such that the club took out adverts in the Islington Tribune and Drammens Tidende — the newspaper of Odegaard’s hometown in Norway — to announce the news.
Fans, staff and boardroom know that if Arsenal are to replicate last season’s title bid, Odegaard and his goals will be key. This display against Wolves saw the playmaker back to near his best, gliding into open pockets of space and piercing the opposition backline.