MARTIN ODEGAARD is a major injury risk for the North London Derby after limping off on international duty in tears.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will already be without key midfielder Declan Rice following his bonkers red card against Brighton.
And now the Gunners boss is sweating on his skipper's fitness in what could be another bitter blow.
Odegaard, 25, captained Norway in their Nations League Group B3 clash against Austria.
But he was in agony just after the hour mark after a seemingly innocuous 50-50 tussle for possession, rolling his left ankle.
Odegaard immediately went down clutching the joint, writhing around in agony as replays showed the severity of the incident with Christoph Baumgartner.
TV cameras cut to the crowd and showed Odegaard's girlfriend Helene Spilling looking on concerned.
The playmaker was treated by physios on the pitch with his head in his hands before hobbling off gingerly crying, assisted by the medics as he was barely able to put any weight on his left foot.
Baumgartner apologised for the collision - although the RB Leipzig forward was not at fault for the injury in the genuine battle for the ball.
Erling Haaland gave his team-mate a touch of consolation as the star headed off.
