Ian Wright singles three Arsenal players out for praise after win at Wolves

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Arsenal have returned to the top of the Premier League table after ending a difficult week on a high note.

The Gunners failed to return to the summit last weekend, before being knocked out of the Champions League in midweek.

Arsenal lost 2-0 to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium last Sunday to concede advantage to Manchester City at the top of the table.

Then, three days later, the Gunners lost 3-2 on aggregate at Bayern Munich to go out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.

It was imperative for Arsenal to triumph away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday night, and in the end they did just that.

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring with a stroke of luck in the 44th minute, his sliced toe-punt finding the top corner of the net.

The match remained in the balance right until the fifth minute of injury time, when Martin Odegaard made sure of all three points.

The Arsenal captain fired past Jose Sa from a tight angle after good work from Declan Rice and Kai Havertz.

What has Ian Wright said about Arsenal win at Wolves?

After the game, Highbury legend Ian Wright took to X with his verdict on the game.

Wright stressed that result is “all that mattered” and that the “analysis can come tomorrow” in wake of an “important three points”.

The Arsenal icon also singled three Gunners players out for praise, namely Declan Rice, David Raya and Odegaard.

Raya wasn’t called upon all that often, but he was solid when it mattered, such as the saves from Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina.

Rice was solid and steady, even though he does look like he’s flagging in wake of a long season.

And finally, Odegaard also looked tired but made some great attacking contributions late on, including the nerve-settling second goal.

Arsenal are next in Premier League action on Tuesday night, when they host Chelsea at N5.