Carragher slams Odegaard's celebrations after Arsenal beat Liverpool

04 February 2024 , 19:06

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Carragher slams Odegaard's celebrations after Arsenal beat Liverpool

Jamie Carragher told Martin Odegaard to "just get down the tunnel" as he berated the Arsenal star's celebrations.

The Gunners basked in the glory of a win over Liverpool, securing a 3-1 success at the Emirates. Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard both scored in the second half to land the three points with Odegaard getting particularly involved in the celebrations after the game.

With the north London stadium rocking the club's cameraman came on to capture some moments. Odegaard though took the camera off him and told him to pose in front of the fans as the two men swapped roles, albeit Carragher didn't agree with his antics.

He said on Sky Sports: "Just get down the tunnel! You’ve won a big game, you’ve got the three points, you’re back in the title race, just get down the tunnel. I’m being serious, honestly."

Arsenal's win came despite a defensive mix-up cancelling out Bukayo Saka's opening goal. Arsenal were good value for their lead early on and will have felt deflated to go in level at the interval, especially as the Reds hadn't had a shot on target in the opening 45.

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The Gunners are now firmly back in the title race after a difficult end to 2023. The win means the gap between Mikel Arteta's side and league leaders Liverpool is just two points as they look to go one better than last season, when they were chased down by Manchester City.

Martin Odegaard messed around with the photographer after the game (Sky Sports)

Last term Arsenal were criticised by some for over-celebrating as they began to dream of title success. Gary Neville was among those to suggest that post-match celebrations were excessive as he said: "I always doubted whether this Arsenal team [could win the title], just looking at some of the things that were happening. The over-celebrations against Aston Villa [after the 4-2 win in February].

"I look at little things that might look a little bit harsh - Zinchenko celebrating an hour after the game with the fans outside and screaming. You want your leaders in the team, who have been there before to spread composure around the dressing room and calm everybody down. You don't want them to lift the anxiety, lift the emotion."

Samuel Meade