"This time..." - Arsenal star sends Man Utd warning ahead of Premier League clash

Martin Odegaard has warned Manchester United that Arsenal are supremely confident heading into Sunday's Premier League clash at the Emirates.

League leaders Arsenal are currently five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table, although that lead could be cut to just two if the defending champions beat Wolves in the earlier kick-off.

United are eight points behind Arsenal and saw their own Premier League title hopes suffer a blow in midweek after drawing 1-1 at Crystal Palace.

But they will also head into Sunday's match at the Emirates in confident mood, having beaten the Gunners 3-1 in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford.

It remains Arsenal's only defeat in the Premier League this season and Odegaard says the home side are desperate to get their revenge this weekend.

Writing in his column for the Arsenal matchday programme, Odegaard said: "Manchester United are obviously playing very well. I've watched them a lot lately and they look to me to be getting better and better this season. Their coach is a good one who I know from his time in Holland with Ajax, and his sides always play good football.

"So yeah, they’re doing well, but we must also remember the match at Old Trafford earlier in the season. I felt that day we controlled most of the game and I felt we deserved a better result in the end.

"This time we want to show some more discipline, to control the game for 90 minutes and not just small periods. It will be a tough game but we’re ready for it and we are feeling confident.

"We're back at home too, and the atmosphere could make a big difference for us again. We know what the stadium will be like today, it will be amazing for sure, and I'm sure you can all help us a lot, give us energy and lift the team again."

Odegaard on scoring against Tottenham

Odegaard has been in excellent form this season, scoring eight goals and providing five assists in 17 Premier League matches.

He got on the scoresheet in Arsenal's crucial 2-0 win over Tottenham last time out and is determined to repeat the feat against United on Sunday.

"For myself, I was really happy to score again against Tottenham. I've said many times that I want to help the team with goals, to create chances and do all the things players in my position need to do. I don’t know if I’m shooting more than I used to, I’m always just looking for the best option," he added.

"It's not like I feel like I have to shoot all the time, but maybe when it's the right thing to do now, in some moments you just have this instinct. You don't think, you just do it.

"The confidence you get from scoring goals gives you this ability to just go for it. To explain the basketball celebration, it's just something we have talked about in the team. We have some principles in the team and the way we work and there is one thing we do that we think is similar to basketball.

"We do a lot together that is part of our game, so we were talking about that and decided to do it as a celebration. We enjoyed it after the game too!"