Overview

• BBC and other outlets report Ødegaard will be unavailable until mid-November, sidelining him for seven Arsenal matches across the Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup.
• He is set to miss league games against Fulham, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Sunderland, Champions League ties with Atletico Madrid and Slavia Prague, and a League Cup meeting with Brighton.
• The MCL damage was suffered on 4 October against West Ham, and The Guardian reports surgery is not expected as Arsenal monitor his rehabilitation.
• Ødegaard has withdrawn from Norway duty and is also expected to miss their November qualifiers, having watched the 5-0 win over Israel from the stands.
• Eberechi Eze has been deputising in the No.10 role, with teenager Ethan Nwaneri also in line for minutes, while a return for the 23 November north London derby is reported as possible but unconfirmed.