Arsenal entered the first international break of the season with several selection issues ahead of the North London Derby and will end it with many more for Mikel Arteta. Having already been ready for the absence of Declan Rice and Mikel Merino due to suspension and injury, things only got worse.
Martin Odegaard’s second-half collapse for Norway in their Nations League clash against Austria has left two of the three first-choice midfielders unavailable for Sunday’s trip to Tottenham. Arsenal are now likely to be without Odegaard for at least the rest of September and into October.
