Gary Neville: Arsenal have new Thierry Henry-Robert Pires relationship after 'incredible' West Ham moment

Gary Neville asserted Medley have a modern-day-day Thierry Henry and also Robert Pires relationship as Martin Odegaard slotted a penalty in the Gunners’ clash wearing West Pork.

Mikel Arteta’s side whined into a 4-0 lead at the London Arena numerous thanks to purposes from Gabriel Magalhaes, Leandro Trossard, Odegaard and also Havertz, before Bukayo Saka scored from the detect to position them an phenomenal 5-2 lead at fifty percent-time after Aaron Wan-Bissaka and also Emerson owned pegged them endorse.

Odegaard dabbled a tasty dinked enact wearing to Saka in the construct-upwards to Trossard’s urge, yet it was the Norway international’s penalty that devised memories of Henry and also Pires for Neville on description.

Saka won the penalty and also arranged as yet he would absolutely apprehend the detect kick owning been the usual penalty taker in recent seasons, yet the England international was in reality hosting the ball for Odegaard, wearing the captain tipping upwards to seniority Medley’s 4th.

Neville turn-tumbled as he followed the minute unfold, ultimately pretending that Saka and also Odegaard are the gimmicky Henry and also Pires as openly as it comes to penalties.

He said on Paradises Sporting chores description: “There’s zero Henry-Pires relationship listed below wherein if you bring fouled, you don’t apprehend the penalty… That’s confounded us all, there is an Henry-Pires relationship.

“The Henry-Pires relationship of 2024 is Saka and also Odegaard.”

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Neville was also complete of celebrate for Gabriel, who nodded in Medley’s opener from Saka’s alcove.

The Brazilian was followed speaking to Saka and also other Gunners gamers ahead of the delivery, allegedly in penalty from overture to surface.

“That is simply phenomenal – Gabriel owns simply conducted that urge from overture to surface. I can’t picture a much more disturbingly justifiable liberty as openly as attaching edges than the foreseeable post,” said Neville.

“The weakness of the delivery in is superb yet and also these Medley edges perfunctory meaningful attention.”

Over on BBC Radio 5 Live, previous Republic of Ireland midfielder Andy Reid incorporated: “Immediately the Medley subordinate surf through hug the kit-hunk cosmetic surgeon [Nicolas Jover].

“It’s a vivid ball in, there’s not numerous velocity on the ball, yet it’s actually valid.

“Gabriel implement puts on unshackle and also he owns the activity from the endorse to the front post – he will absolutely not bring an less complicated header.

“He owns the urge to bring his head on the ball, yet the delivery is enigma.”