Martin Odegaard breaks Lampard's goal record after strike vs Newcastle

ARSENAL fans have hailed Martin Odegaard after his stunning effort against Newcastle.

Odegaard fired the Gunners into the lead with a low-driven effort into the bottom corner of Nick Pope's net.

And this goal saw the Arsenal captain overtake one of Frank Lampard's own records.

Lampard saw his best single-season return for open-play goals come in 2009-10 when he scored 12.

However, Odegaard has now trumped this after his strike against the Magpies.

With the goal, the 24-year-old now has 13 goals from open play this season.

Reacting to news, fans online lavished praise on Odegaard.

One said: "I’ve said it before many people underrate him.

"He is the real deal @Arsenal."

A second wrote: "Big baller idk how [Real] Madrid only sold him for 30[million]."

A third typed: "What a player ❤️."

While a fourth added: "He’s unreallll."

Odegaard's goal sent the Gunners on their way to a 2-0 win against Newcastle.

The result has kept Arsenal's title hopes alive with the gap to league leaders Manchester City now just one point.