Arsenal fans hail ‘underrated’ Odegaard as captain breaks Frank Lampard’s goal record

ARSENAL fans have hailed Martin Odegaard after his stunning effort against Newcastle.

Odegaard fired the Gunners into the lead with a low-driven effort into the bottom corner of Nick Pope's net.

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And this goal saw the Arsenal captain overtake one of Frank Lampard's own records.

Lampard saw his best single-season return for open-play goals come in 2009-10 when he scored 12.

However, Odegaard has now trumped this after his strike against the Magpies.

With the goal, the 24-year-old now has 13 goals from open play this season.

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Reacting to news, fans online lavished praise on Odegaard.

One said: "I’ve said it before many people underrate him.

"He is the real deal @Arsenal."

A second wrote: "Big baller idk how [Real] Madrid only sold him for 30[million]."

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A third typed: "What a player ❤️."

While a fourth added: "He’s unreallll."

Odegaard's goal sent the Gunners on their way to a 2-0 win against Newcastle.

The result has kept Arsenal's title hopes alive with the gap to league leaders Manchester City now just one point.