Arsenal offered new hope over Martin Odegaard injury return by Norway manager - Mikel Arteta hopes his skipper is out for “weeks not months”

Arsenal fans’ worst nightmare came true on Monday evening when their captain Martin Odegaard hobbled off in tears whilst playing for Norway. At the best of times, supporters don’t like the international break, so you just know that those repping the colours of Arsenal hate it even more now.

Norway’s national team doctor says that Odegaard’s ankle injury may take at least three weeks to heal, such was the severity of the issue. Odegaard will miss the North London derby, which is not too much of a surprise for those who have seen how the Arsenal star went down.

Norway head coach Stale Solbakken admitted Martin Odegaard ’s injury “looked bad”, as Arsenal wait to learn the severity of the issue.

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard will be out "for a while" after suffering a significant ankle injury while playing for Norway last week, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday.

Martin Odegaard is set to miss a large chunk of the season after injuring his ankle while on international duty with Norway last week. The Arsenal skipper has been ruled out for 10 games after a recent MRI scan confirmed he had suffered significant ligament damage.

Martin Odegaard sustained ankle ligament damage while on international duty with Norway and will be out of action for the foreseeable future - and could be out until Christmas

Arsenal travel to Manchester City on Sunday evening hoping to close the gap at the top of the Premier League and end Pep Guardiola's perfect start

Arsenal are eager for Odegaard to have made a full recovery from his ankle injury in time to be among Arteta's options for a potentially pivotal clash against Liverpool at the Emi