Harry Redknapp: 'Sublime' £82m Arsenal man to terrorise Brighton
Arsenal travel to Brighton on Saturday evening as their hunt for the Premier League title continues.
Premier League legend Harry Redknapp has predicted that Arsenal midfield marauder Martin Odegaard will run riot against an out-of-sorts Brighton at the AMEX Stadium this afternoon.
Mikel Arteta's side continue their title charge on the south coast and are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League outings. The Gunners cruised to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Luton Town at the Emirates last time out and sit third in the table, two points off the top two.
Brighton have slipped to ninth after a goalless draw to Brentford and defeat to Liverpool in the last week. The Seagulls are always a hard side to beat, but former Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth manager Redknapp only sees one outcome in this game.
He told BetVictor: "Something isn’t right at Brighton right now. They aren’t scoring as many as they usually do and there seems to be a bit of debate about Roberto De Zerbi’s future. There’s no doubting he’s a top manager but this uncertainty can’t be helping them.
"As for Arsenal, it’s been a great week. A point at the Etihad and then a comfortable win against Luton. Even better, they were able to rest a few lads in that game during the week. Brighton are worth a goal here but I’d be shocked if Arsenal slipped up."
Predicting a 3-1 away win for Arsenal, Redknapp also heaped praise on one Gunners man in particular, the captain Odegaard. The former Real Madrid man, who signed for Arsenal in a £30 million transfer three years ago, has three goals and three assists since the start of February.
The 25-year-old has been in scintillating form and is now valued at £82 million by Transfermarkt. Marking him as one to watch, Redknapp added: "Odegaard is just a sublime player when he’s on it. I love watching him."