Martin Odegaard thanked Arsenal's travelling fans after they helped make themselves heard in Naples despite widespread disruption to flights from the UK.
Martin Odegaard praised Arsenal supporters for making the journey to Naples after travel disruption affected both the team and fans ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League victory.
Arsenal's own travel arrangements were complicated by the major technical failure affecting air traffic control in the UK on Tuesday. Arteta and his squad were delayed leaving England, forcing the cancellation of the scheduled pre-match press conference at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
The Gunners remained at the club's training ground while waiting for their journey to begin and eventually arrived in Naples much later than originally planned on Tuesday.
The chaos caused major issues for fans travelling from the UK, due to a variety of delays and cancellations.
Those who made it to the stadium were rewarded with a 1-0 Arsenal win courtesy of Martin Odegaard, with the Gunners captain making a point of acknowledging fans after the match.
"That was great to see," the captain told TNT Sports.
"They probably struggled with the flights as well as we did yesterday. So, yeah, we just appreciate all the support and for them coming down and making the noise here and helping us get a win."
It had not been the easiest 24 hours for Arsenal either.
Arteta's players had completed their normal preparations at the training ground before the delay, and the club attempted to minimise the disruption by keeping them there rather than having the squad waiting at the airport.
Once the game arrived, another challenge awaited.
Odegaard described the conditions inside the stadium as "brutal", admitting they hadn't expected the heat and humidity to make the evening so demanding.
"Didn't expect it to be that hard," he said. "It was very humid and hot. It was difficult conditions, but thought we did really well to get over the line and to keep on going and going and going."
The Gunners still produced most of the chances against Napoli, the Gunners taking a total of 20 shots before Odegaard eventually broke the deadlock.
The captain struck from outside the penalty area in the 75th minute to continue his excellent start to the season, although he admitted afterwards that he did not actually see the ball cross the line because he had fallen over after shooting.
"I just heard people screaming," he said. "It was a good hit and a good goal, so I'm really happy."
Arsenal had opportunities to make the scoreline considerably more comfortable, with Arteta also feeling his side should have won by a greater margin. A one-on-one miss from Madueke was one of those significant opportunities missed by the Gunners.
By the end, a one-goal lead was enough, the same margin as the Gunners have won by in their two prior matches.
After the disruption of the previous day, Arsenal left Naples with three Champions League points and Odegaard's winner gave the travelling support something to celebrate before beginning the journey home.
