The club captain's return brought a smile to Saka's face on top of revitalizing an Arsenal attack that became predictable in recent weeks.

Bukayo Saka shares how he feels about Martin Odegaard being back for Arsenal after the 5-1 Champions League win over Sporting CP.

“He’s an unbelievable player,” Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka said of Odegaard. “The day he returned, there was a big smile on my face. You can see the chemistry we have. I hope he stays fit for the rest of the season.”

Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League with Bukayo Saka and captain Martin Odegaard inspiring a comfortable 3-0 home victory against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Arsenal’s recent performance against Nottingham Forest highlighted the transformative impact of having both Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka fit and firing. After a challenging period without their captain,

Match of the Day's Alan Shearer analyses the "telepathic" link between Bukayo Saka & Martin Odegaard in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the .

While Martin Odegaard is fit, Arsenal will feel they are still part of this season’s Premier League title race. It may have been Bukayo Saka and substitutes Thomas Partey and Ethan Nwaneri who netted the goals against Nottingham Forest that secured a first League win in five games for the Gunners.

Chemistry or telepathy, call it what you want, but what cannot be disputed is that the understanding between Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard holds the key to Arsenal’s title charge. The pair made that abundantly clear on Saturday as they combined to devastating effect in the Gunners’ 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.