Martin Ødegaard: Arsenal captain set for spell on sidelines with 'quite significant' ligament damage, says Mikel Arteta

Arsenal captain Martin Odeegard will be out for "a while" with "quite significant" ligament damage, says manager Mikel Arteta.

A distraught Odegaard needed help leaving the pitch and had to be substituted after turning his ankle during the second half of Norway's Nations League win over Austria in Oslo earlier this month.

The 25-year-old missed Arsenal's North London derby win over Tottenham last Sunday and is now set for an unspecified spell on the sidelines.

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Speaking ahead of Arsenal's Champions League opener at Atalanta, Arteta said: "After recent scans the scans showed that he's got some damage especially on one of the ligaments in the ankle. It's something quite significant so we're going to lose him for a while."

Arsenal's upcoming fixtures

Atalanta (A) - Champions League - Thursday September 19

Man City (A) - Premier League - Sunday September 22

Bolton (H) - Carabao Cup - Wednesday September 25

Leicester (H) - Premier League - Saturday September 28

PSG (H) - Champions League - Tuesday October 1

Southampton (H) - Premier League - Saturday October 5