Martin Odegaard was seen chatting with Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool humiliated Arsenal

Arsenal’s night of misery against Liverpool took another late turn when Martin Odegaard was seen in a lengthy conversation with Jurgen Klopp.

The Real Madrid loan was furious as the whistle blew full time as the Gunners’ hopes of finishing in the top six took another hit with a 3-0 loss at home.

The champions took until the second half to open the scoring, but when Diogo Jota scored the first, his dominance had been evident.

Liverpool controlled possession and had almost every chance, on a truly humiliating night for Mikel Arteta’s men.

After the full-time whistle, Odegaard was seen talking and hugging with Reds boss Klopp in a clip that has understandably since gone viral on social media.

Arsenal have hopes of signing the Real midfielder beyond the end of this season, although that seems unlikely if they cannot secure European football.

Their most obvious route to do so now is to win the Europa League, which would allow them to earn a place in the Champions League next season.

Meanwhile, Klopp’s men have turned their campaign around in a matter of weeks, earning their third top win on either side of the international break.

They now face Odegaard’s parent club in the Champions League midweek, looking to continue their mini-revival.

Speaking after the match, Arteta admitted that he was “shocked” by the desperate performance of his players after positive preparation for the match at the Emirates.

“Right now I’m in shock. I didn’t expect that, the way the team coached, but it happened today, it’s reality.

“It’s a challenge and a challenge brings an opportunity, and in football you have an opportunity a few days later, and if you have courage and you have great balls and you represent a club like this, you have to stand up in the next game and take it.

He added: “It’s my fault. I have to prepare the team to play differently. Congratulations to Liverpool, who were exceptional today, they can play at that level.

“The margin is incredibly high. The standard has to be much higher for this football club. We couldn’t put together three passes. Too many simple things were not done well and when you do that against this opponent they punish you.”

* Sign up for Mirror Football email here for the latest transfer news and gossip