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The 'incredible' moment between Martin Odegaard and Arsenal signing spotted against Aston Villa

Arsenal's win over Aston Villa meant they tasted victory for the first time since beating Manchester United a month ago and it also marked a special return after a four-week absence.

A common theme this season with regard to the Gunners has been their 'Bench Cam' video that gets uploaded to the club's official website and YouTube channel as it gives supporters even more of an insight as to how animated manager Mikel Arteta is on the touchline all the way up until the final whistle is blown.

More often than not, the video comes after a Premier League fixture and usually when Arsenal have emerged victorious. Hence why there hadn't been once since the aforementioned Man United game amid two defeats at the hands of Manchester City, a 1-0 loss at Everton and a controversial 1-1 draw at home to Brentford.

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But Monday afternoon marked the return of 'Bench Cam' as Gunners fans were given a closer look at the action from Villa Park which included reactions and much more in the visitors' dugout after twice coming from behind to record a dramatic 4-2 victory.

And judging by the replies, there were a few moments that stood out. One was the togetherness of the Arsenal squad after Emiliano Martinez's 93rd minute own goal as well as Gabriel Martinelli's tap-in. Another was Granit Xhaka sprinting onto the pitch - having been replaced at this point - to celebrate with his teammates.

There have also been some comments on how Emile Smith Rowe reacted to one of the goals with Rory saying: "Great to see such passion Emile considering what a frustrating season it must have been for him so far. I can't wait to see him celebrating a goal on the pitch soon."

However, perhaps the most eye-catching moment involved Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and set-piece coach Nicolas Jover with some supporters convinced a conversation between the pair ultimately led to the away side getting back on level terms for the second time on Saturday afternoon.

At around the 4.10-minute mark, Jover is seen whispering some sort of instruction into Odegaard's ear and in the very next clip the Norwegian opts for a short corner routine, eventually claiming an assist after Oleksandr Zinchenko had picked out the bottom corner with a low strike.

Whilst there were a few minutes between the conversation and the goal, it's not stopped fans from believing that the signing from Man City in the summer of 2021 and Odegaard hatched a plan and it paid off, especially as the former received a hug from Arteta straight after.

M said: "4:09 Nicolas Jover instructing Odegaard before the corner and Zinchenko ended up scoring on it. I love this team, every staff member. What a team" and Jeremy Hellmann noted: "Incredible to see our set piece coach Nicolas Jover telling Odegaard something right before our corner and then our team executing perfectly leading to the Zinchenko goal.

"You can see how much the coaching staff admires him by their reactions to the goal and immediate praise to Jover. Wonderful to see. The connection, trust, and chemistry within the team is immense to our success."

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