Norway boss Stale Solbakken referenced Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta when discussing Martin Odegaard's injury.
Arsenal have been handed a worrying update on star player Martin Odegaard following his injury during Norway's Nations League clash.It remains to be seen whether his ankle blow will rule him out of Sunday's league meeting.
But Norway boss Stale Solbakken has revealed the scenes from inside the dressing room and it doesn't paint a good picture.. "He didn't have the nerve to continue. It is not certain that Arteta will call me tonight and praise me."Norway doctor Ola Sand confirmed Odegaard suffered a 'small sprain' in his ankle, saying: "He got a small ankle sprain. We will see, maybe we use ultrasound to look at it.
It's been a rough international break for Arteta, who was also dealt a injury blow when Riccardo Calafiori limped off against France.What's more, the Gunners face Manchester City on September 22 and take on Atalanta and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in the coming weeks. Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.
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