The knock Martin Ødegaard sustained during Tuesday’s Champions League victory over Sporting CP has proven to be serious enough to keep him sidelined for the visit of Bournemouth.
When Mikel Arteta was asked about the availability of four different Arsenal players on Friday, including Ødegaard, all he would admit was: “Yes, there have been changes since yesterday.” Would all of them be available, the Spanish boss was asked. “I don’t know,” he unconvincingly insisted, “some of them.”
