"Warmups in five!"
"Did you bring all the bags?"
"Boots for Izan."
The chatter flew about in the room as the players slipped on their pre-game warm-up kits.
"Come on, guys, be quick," Arteta said just as he entered the dressing room once more, causing the players to begin filtering out of the room.
The moment they stepped out onto the grass, the sound got deafening.
It came from every direction, rolling down from the stands and bouncing off steel and concrete into a full-throated roar.
Red shirts filled the bowl of the Emirates, scarves waving, and phones held aloft as the players stepped out into the light.
Arsenal came first, disorderly moving about the pitch as the Nottingham Forest players followed a moment later.
Ødegaard, starting for the first time that season, gave a brief clap above his head as they crossed the white line.
The forest player, on the other hand, walked a bit more cautiously, realising what a disadvantage they were in before the match had even begun.
