The Athletic-Arsenal match is a concern for Martin Odegaard.
After 18 minutes of play against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, the captain of the Gunners' shoulder said, once again, enough. The Norwegian was limping after a hard fall in which he landed on his right shoulder. Minutes after that action, after being attended to by the medical staff on the pitch at Emirates Stadium, Odegaard asked for a substitution. He couldn't continue.
In the second league encounter of the season, against Leeds United, a blow to the shoulder also forced Mikel Arteta to substitute the Norwegian midfielder prematurely. That day, also in north London, Odegaard played 38 minutes. In both matches, the young and talented academy graduate Ethan Nwaneri came on. The '8' had just signed a brilliant performance with Norway against Moldova: a goal and two assists.