Odegaard ankle injury 'quite significant' - Arteta

Arsenal head Mikel Arteta says skipper Martin Odegaard has suffered a "quite significant" ankle ligament injury.

The midfielder limped disconnected during Norway's Nations League triumph complete Austria connected Monday, 9 September.

Odegaard had gone down successful symptom aft hurting his near ankle pursuing a foul by Christoph Baumgartner midway done nan 2nd half.

He returned to Arsenal for an MRI scan and missed his side's 1-0 triumph astatine Tottenham successful nan northbound London derby connected Sunday.

"The scan showed immoderate harm astir nan ligaments successful nan ankle truthful we are going to miss him," said Gunners leader Arteta earlier his broadside play Atalanta successful nan Champions League connected Thursday.

"It's thing rather important truthful we are going to suffer him for a while. Hopefully not months."