How Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard's inseparable bond is powering their resurgent form - trips abroad together, the running joke at Arsenal's HQ and how Gunners captain helped Havertz and his wife Sophia cope with vile abuse

Footballing chemistry, fatherhood and wives that are best friends. All these elements, and more, have made Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard inseparable at Arsenal.

The Havertz and Odegaard show has taken centre stage at the club recently, their on-pitch performances powering the strongest of starts for the reigning Premier League champions.

In all competitions this term, Arsenal have struck ten goals, with the pair responsible for seven of them.

Havertz’s dummy fooled Chelsea's backline on Sunday – but not Odegaard, who strolled through to collect Christos Tzolis’ cross and score.

Most recently, Odegaard rescued a victory away at Napoli on Wednesday night in the Champions League after an impressive Gunners display wasn't matched by their finishing (their expected goals – or xG – exceeded four).

As Tzolis’ pass reached the Norwegian just outside the area, his eyes lit up, driving forward on that wand of a left foot.

Once he saw a gap, the captain curled the ball with pace and precision into the bottom-left corner to make it four goals in five matches for a man on a mission to prove he is worthy of a place at the top table of elite midfielders.