Mikel Arteta joins in Arsenal training and goes on same team as 23-year-old who’s accused of sucking up to him

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Arsenal have been preparing for their upcoming Europa League match against Bodo/Glimt.

In a video released by on the official Arsenal website, the players can be seen being put through their paces.

Towards the end of the video, manager Mikel Arteta joins in with one of the drills.

Arteta is seen teaming up with captain Martin Odegaard in training.

The pair are in the middle of a circle, as the rest of the squad keep the ball away from them.

Odegaard and Arteta can both be seen smiling as they look to win back possession.

Odegaard has previously been accused of sucking up to Arteta.

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale said in an interview with the Peter Crouch podcast: “Martin Odegaard is parched (a term for sucking up to a manager).”

“To be fair he was playing for Real Madrid when he was 12. I don’t know what they are saying because they speak Spanish.

“The day after a game he (Arteta) will speak to most people in English. Maybe one or two of the lads whose English isn’t perfect (he’ll speak to in foreign languages).

“But Martin’s English is perfect and he’s speaking Spanish! How parched.”

‘Parched’ Odegaard teaming up with Arteta in training

There’s definitely a lot of mutual respect between Arteta and Odegaard.

Arteta has been really impressed by how he’s led the team after being made club captain.

“I think that when he talks everybody listens to him, which is a really important quality,” Arteta said in his pre-match press conference.

Meanwhile, Odegaard told VGTV, via Football365, about his relationship with Arteta, saying: “Very good. He is incredible. I have a lot to learn from him.

“I just need to ‘sharpen my ears’ and pay attention. He is fantastic.”

The £30m Norwegian international has been a valuable member of Arteta’s side who currently sit top of the table.

Odegaard has already scored three goals this season, and surprisingly given how good his passing is, hasn’t provided an assist.

His partnership through the middle with Gabriel Jesus has been a joy to watch.

And one of Odegaard’s key strengths is getting Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli into the game.

Arteta teaming up with Odegaard in training might have got a few chuckles from the rest of the Arsenal squad.

But the relationship between Arsenal’s manager and captain is clearly a strong one.