Ian Wright: 4 Arsenal gems who’ll bring ‘exciting times’ to the Emirates

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Arsenal legend Ian Wright has named four Gunners players who look set to bring “very exciting times” back to the Emirates.

The players he mentioned are Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe.

Arsenal have had their ups and downs this season, but on the whole they seem to be on the right path.

The Gunners spent heavily in the summer to bolster their ranks with a number of talented young players.

One of those was Odegaard, who joined Arsenal permanently following his loan spell at the Emirates.

Martinelli joined the Gunners on Unai Emery’s watch, while Saka and Smith Rowe are Hale End graduates.

With such a young spine to the team, it’s not unusual to see errors and off-boil displays along the way.

However, Arsenal did go on a 10-match unbeaten run earlier this season.

And now, they have won their last two league games, alongside keeping clean sheets.

The Gunners beat Southampton 3-0 at the weekend and followed that up with a 2-0 win over West Ham.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang didn’t feature in either game, and was stripped of the captain’s armband prior to the Hammers clash.

Wright, speaking on Matchday Live on Optus Sport, believes Mikel Arteta will feel vindicated over the bold decision.

Arsenal played superbly against the Hammers, and the Gunners legend is optimistic about their future with their young stars.

“The manager will feel vindicated in what he’s done leaving out the top scorer because the team played very well from start to finish,” said Wright.

“It is very exciting times for Arsenal when you look at Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Smith Rowe, what the future looks like.”