Moment Arsenal star Martin Odegaard hits police officer on head with football from victory parade bus

This is the moment Arsenal star Martin Odegaard hit a police officer in the head with a football on the parade bus.

Almost a million fans are thought to have lined up on the streets of North London on Sunday to watch the players complete the victory lap following last week’s Premier League win.

While on the bus, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard decided to throw a football from the top of the double-decker bus into the crowd behind the barrier.

But even professional football players don’t always have a perfect aim; Especially with beer in hand.

The ball hurtled toward a police officer walking below and bounced off his head.

Odegaard, 27, quickly ducked to avoid being spotted by police, but his teammates shouted “Arrest him!” He couldn’t hide his laughter when he joked. Arrest him!’

The Norwegian player became the first player to board one of the three red buses; others were reserved for players’ families and staff, and for the women’s team celebrating their Champions Cup win in February.

The parade started at 14.15 and proceeded towards Islington in a party atmosphere for the next two hours.

The ball hurtled toward a police officer walking below and bounced off his head.

As red smoke from thousands of flares rose into the north London sky, some fans leaned out of windows, climbed to the tops of bus shelters and climbed onto rooftop terraces to catch a glimpse of their heroes.

Declan Rice played ‘Ice Ice Baby’ on the front bus, a reference to his advertising partnership with Muller Rice yoghurt, before insisting the Gunners would ‘be back for more’ next season.

He said: ‘I love this team, I love the coach. It’s crazy to see the happiness we can give people. But we’ll be back for more next year. You heard it here for the first time. ‘Lock up or be locked out.’

Ben White also took to the microphone to mock teammate Piero Hincapie by chanting “get your ass out”. Hincapie attracted unwanted attention after his shorts temporarily fell off during Arsenal’s 1-0 win against Burnley earlier this month.

The wild celebrations came a day after the disappointment of defeat in the Champions League final in Budapest; The serious Gunners left their Hilton hotel in the Hungarian capital shortly before 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Kai Havertz had given Arsenal an early lead in the final, but PSG equalized through Ousmane Dembele’s penalty and Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed in the shootout.

Gabriel admitted the defeat was ‘painful’ but added on Instagram: ‘I’m so proud of this team and everything we’ve achieved together this season.’

The Brazilian and Eze appeared to be in good spirits on the bus despite the previous night’s pain, while Arteta smiled broadly as he waved to the crowd.

Fans were joined in singing along by co-owner Josh Kroenke, who described agreeing an extension to Arteta’s contract, which expires next year, as a ‘major priority’ ahead of Saturday’s final.

Myles Lewis-Skelly wasn’t even born when Arsenal won their last title in 2004.

The 19-year-old, who started the Champions League final, told Sky Sports: ‘It’s disappointing because when you get that close to a dream, a goal, you feel a bit inadequate but as Mikel said, it adds fuel to the fire, so we’ll use that.

‘For me (the future) is bright. I feel like this is the beginning of a new era and I feel like we’re ready to realize our dreams.’

When asked to give fans a message, Lewis-Skelly added: ‘Thank you, we’re not done yet!’

The Metropolitan Police said 16 people were arrested around the ‘parade footprint’ and a crime scene was established following the stabbing on Hornsey Road at around 8.30pm.

Police said the crimes included drunk and disorderly behaviour, drug offences, sexual assaults and assaulting emergency workers as chaos erupted in the capital on Sunday.

Footage taken at the scene showed at least a dozen hooligans climbing onto the roof of a police van, some drinking, banging their fists on the side of the vehicle and chanting slogans as footballs were thrown around.

Meanwhile, the photos also show fans raising their middle fingers to police officers as a fight broke out.

Some footage from north London showed Met officers raising their batons at rowdy Arsenal fans.

A man was also seen sitting on top of the ambulance, although its blue lights were flashing.

One of the police officers fell as he tried to stop Met fans from entering the Emirates Stadium at the end of the celebrations this afternoon, while another nearly fell to the ground after being hit with a bottle.

Meanwhile, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they rescued ‘around 75 people’ from high altitude incidents during the event and encouraged fans to avoid climbing onto rooftops as celebrations continue this evening.

They also said they attended a fire at a hotel believed to have been caused by a stray flame.

LFB Deputy Commissioner Pat Goulbourne said: ‘Fortunately, the fire caused only minor damage to the exterior of the building.

‘Pyrotechnics are also believed to have triggered fire alarms at several other locations in the area.’