Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Martin Ødegaard has broken ligaments in his ankle and will probably be sidelined “for some time” after the Arsenal captain was injured on worldwide responsibility.
Ødegaard missed Sunday’s victory over Tottenham within the north London derby having limped off throughout Norway’s win over Austria final week, with Arteta hopeful that scans would imply he can be again in motion sooner moderately than later. Nonetheless, the Arsenal supervisor revealed earlier than the opening match of their Champions League marketing campaign in opposition to Atalanta that the 25-year-old has sustained a major harm.
“After all the things was scanned, the scan confirmed he has acquired some injury, particularly on one of many ligaments within the ankle,” mentioned Arteta. “We’re going to miss him. I don’t need to [give a timeline] as a result of I’m not a health care provider however sure, it’s one thing fairly vital so we’re going to lose him for some time. Hopefully not months, however let’s see.”
Ødegaard didn’t journey with the remainder of Arsenal’s squad to Italy for the assembly with final season’s Europa League winners on Thursday, however there was higher information with summer time signing Riccardo Calafiori handed match to play after he returned early from worldwide responsibility with an harm.
Bukayo Saka can be obtainable regardless of being taken off early in opposition to Spurs. However Arteta admitted that Arsenal should study to manage with out Ødegaard, who has solely missed 5 Premier League matches within the final three seasons however won’t be obtainable for Sunday’s showdown with Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium.
“Now we have to point out that,” he mentioned. “He’s our captain, he’s certainly one of our greatest gamers certainly. He has been one of the vital constant gamers within the final two or three seasons. Our id could be very associated to his means of enjoying and his means of behaving. We’re going to need to take care of that. That may be a nice check for the staff as properly, of how succesful we’re to point out possibly a unique face and the actual fact now we have different gamers and different choices that may nonetheless be very efficient.”
Arsenal misplaced three of their 5 away matches in final season’s Champions League as they reached the knockout levels for the primary time since 2017 earlier than shedding to Bayern Munich within the quarter-finals. The brand new format has handed them a troublesome preliminary task in opposition to Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet however Arteta is assured his staff will take nice power from their unbeaten away run within the Premier League, which now stretches again to final yr.
“Hopefully now we have discovered and we are able to present that composure, but additionally that dedication and that perception,” he mentioned. “Tomorrow we’re going to be right here and we all know what we’re going to be dealing with and it’s going to be powerful. Hopefully the staff is prepared and ready.”
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Arteta added: “If we need to be on the stage that we need to be, now we have to be actually good on the highway and at house. There’s not a alternative. So now we have to proceed to be constant, get a outcome, particularly with nice performances which can be going to get us outcomes. In Europe, this can be very powerful like it’s within the Premier League to win. Hopefully we may be more practical than we have been final season as a result of particularly on this competitors small margins outline outcomes and now we have to be actually good.”
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