Arsenal will be eager to ensure that Martin Odegaard is handled with care as he continues his return to full fitness.  Having been sidelined with injury for a significant spell, Martin Odegaard returned to the Arsenal starting XI when the Gunners took on Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

Odegaard suffered an ankle injury on international duty with Norway at the beginning of September and only made his return to the pitch for the Gunners in the closing stages of their defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Odegaard returned to action with the Gunners last week and started Sunday's 1-1 draw at Chelsea. "After discussions with the medical staff at the national team, we have unfortunately concluded that the situation is not good enough to play these matches,