Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was delighted with Declan Rice for victory at Crystal Palace on Monday night.
Martin Odegaard converted a penalty won by Eddie Nketiah early in the second-half before Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu was sent off.
On Rice's performance, Arteta said: "I think it was great. He bossed the midfield and dominated the game. He was very influential, both attacking and defending. Today he played a different position to last week because of what we expected from Palace and what we needed today, and I think he was really good."
On Odegaard's spotkick, he added: "It's about leadership of players, and if they felt it was the right thing to do, for me I'm fine.
"They have to make those decisions on the pitch. I was surprised like everybody else, but he scored the goal which is the important thing and we won the game."
