Before every game at Emirates Stadium, Martin Odegaard lifts the lid on the mood in the camp via his captain’s notes published in the matchday programme.

Ahead of our return to Premier League action against Bournemouth, Martin chats about learning from the Carabao Cup final loss, his return to the first-team and the intense Parchis tournament he and the squad are enjoying! Here is a snippet:

Every single game is big at the moment, in every competition. When you get to April and May in the Premier League, that’s when things are decided.

It’s great to be back here at Emirates Stadium again today, it’s a strange feeling not to play a league game for so long, but that has just made us all even more excited to be back in action. It’s been a while and we want to carry on where we left off against Everton.

Bournemouth are a very strong team, they have shown that throughout the season, and especially recently while they are on a long unbeaten run. They always have a really clear game plan and the coach is clearly very good at getting what he wants from his players. It seems like they're really...