'You could tell': Mikel Arteta admits one Arsenal player was actually angry after scoring vs Dinamo Zagreb

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Arsenal extended their impressive Champions League record with a 3-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb under the lights at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Mikel Arteta made a couple of changes to his Arsenal team, trusting the likes of Jakub Kiwior and Raheem Sterling to come in against beatable opposition.

And as expected, it was a comfortable night for the Gunners who didn't really need to get out of second gear after Declan Rice scored so early in the game.

Rice was playing as Arsenal's number eight and thrived in the role once again, a position that gets the best out of his powerful running, and his understated attacking instincts.

Arteta has been telling Rice to chase more goals, something the midfielder admitted after the game.

And in addition to Rice, captain Martin Odegaard seemed to be putting Arteta's advice to good use as well.

Mikel Arteta noticed something different about Martin Odegaard’s goal celebration

Odegaard scored Arsenal's third goal of the night, forcing home Leandro Trossard's deflected cross late on.

And when speaking to TNT Sports after the game, Arteta made an interesting comment about how the Arsenal captain celebrated his goal.

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Arteta thought Odegaard had an 'anger' to score judging by how he celebrated, a goal which perhaps released a lot of recent frustrations.

Arteta said: "Yes, I’m happy. We generated quite a lot [of chances].

"Declan especially, but he missed a few big chances, and really good from Martin.

"His first goal [and] he really needed that. You could tell by the way he celebrated that he had an anger and a desire to do it, so overall a really positive night.”

Odegaard trying to return to his best for Arsenal

Of course, Ian Wright has spotted an issue with Odegaard recently, concluding that the midfielder perhaps returned from his lengthy ankle injury too soon.

And whilst it was hard to complain about Odegaard's performance or that of any other Arsenal player against Dinamo, all will at the club will know that tougher tests are to come.

Arsenal will face Wolverhampton Wanderers and Matheus Cunha on Saturday, a striker they are being linked with a lot right now.

Wolves aren’t worried about losing Cunha, but talks over a new contract at the club have stalled.

Although, Gabriel Martinelli perhaps proved why Arsenal aren't in any immediate rush to add a forward with his own excellent performance in the Champions League.