Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists stats don't tell the story of Martin Odegaard's impact this season.
Odegaard hasn't scored since December 11 and he was last credited with an assist on Boxing Day.
But just as Pep Guardiola claimed last week that statistics only tell half the story of Jack Grealish's contribution for Manchester City, Arteta spoke similarly of the Norwegian.
He said: “The things that you cannot capture are, for example, the interaction and the chemistry that he has and produces with all the players on the pitch when he is there.
“How the team functions when he is there and when he is not there, that is really difficult to measure.
“But it's something that Martin is exceptional at. He makes the people around him better.
“Martin for us is a really important player — he is showing that every single week.
“He's phenomenal to work with, he's developing areas of his game that we discussed, that he agreed, and that we believed could help him impact matches in a much more powerful way.
“His whole mindset, the way he prepares himself, the way he treats people, the way he plays the game, is just exactly what we want from an Arsenal player."
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