FORMER Premier League star Suso is ready to take down Arsenal with Sevilla tonight.
And the game will also see him reunite with Martin Odegaard — a decade after the Norwegian trained with Suso at Liverpool.
Spanish ace Suso is ready to reunite with Martin Odegaard after they trained together at LiverpoolAlan Walter – The Times
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Arsenal are looking to bounce back from last month’s Champions League defeat to Lens by securing victory at Sevilla tonight.
The Gunners know that a win in Spain will give their qualification hopes a huge shot in the arm.
And captain Odegaard will be looking to pull the strings in midfield as usual.
However, he could be set to come up against a familiar face this evening.
Winger Suso is in his fifth season with Sevilla and is pushing for a start under manager Diego Alonso.
The former AC Milan star began his professional career in the 2012/13 season with Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool.
And a year later Odegaard came to town for a brief training period as he shopped around for a new club.
The whizkid was just 15 years old at the time and was wanted by numerous top European clubs.
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Suso is hoping to start for the Spanish side tonightGetty
Odegaard eventually opted to join Real Madrid on a mega contract in January 2015.
But Suso still has fond memories of training alongside the then-teen prodigy.
He told the Mail: “It was that era when everyone wanted him. He was with us for about a week.
“He stood out because, like now, he had that shock of blond hair and he was a leftie.
“I’m left-footed so I notice the left-footers more. You could see he had a lot of talent.”
Suso ended up leaving Liverpool in the same January window for Milan.
Reflecting on his time at Anfield, which yielded one goal in 21 games, Suso added: “I got on really well with Jose Enrique and Luis Suarez.
“The Liverpool opportunity was once in a lifetime. [I understood the accent of] Steven Gerrard a bit, but Jamie Carragher, he’s incredible.
“I would have liked to work with Jurgen Klopp. Look how he changed Liverpool.
“They went from being a good team to being a very good team, one of the best in the world.”
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