Arsenal welcomed by fireworks and rapturous Bodo/Glimt support as Saka earns win

Mikel Arteta's side faced a difficult test in northern Norway after being greeted by an impressive fireworks display and seeing the spirited home supporters relished what has been dubbed as the club's biggest match in their history.

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This included supporters watching from flats overlooking the stadium and even making their way up to the roof of the building to see the action from the best angle possible.

What they saw was a remarkably professional Arsenal display as they saw off the tricky test on an artificial playing surface.

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While Arteta made several changes to his team, he included the likes of William Saliba, Ben White and Martin Odegaard to add vital experience to the team, along with Saka, who opened the scoring midway through the first half after combining with Albert Sambi Lokonga.

The winger has been in the form of his life so far this season with three goals and four assists to his name before the clash in Norway, and according to Alvin Martin, Saka is starting to show the sort of goalscoring instinct that could take him to a new level.

Speaking on commentary for talkSPORT 2, Martin said: "This is a part of his game that has improved.

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"He's good at getting past people, but there's a time to give and go.

"He's done it perfectly and it's so hard to defend.

"He gets luck with the deflection, but it's intelligent how he gets in there."

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Bodo/Glimt had chances of their own to get something from the game, but Arteta's side managed to make it three wins from three matches to ensure that they are well on the way to the Europa League knockout stage.