Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is reportedly hoping to be back in action in eight weeks. Mikel Arteta recently stated that he hoped his skipper would not be out of action for 'months' after sustaining ankle ligament damage while on international duty.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Arsenal will be without Martin Ødegaard “for a while” through injury.Ødegaard missed the north London derby win over Tottenham suffered an ankle injury while on

Before Arsenal appointed Mikel Arteta as manager, they were under the leadership of a caretaker boss following the sacking of Unai Emery. The Gunners named Freddie Ljungberg as interim manager while they searched for a permanent replacement and negotiated Arteta’s release from Manchester City.