Captain Odegaard missed training on Wednesday as he battles to return in time for Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Manchester City at the Etihad. Odegaard sustained an ankle injury playing for Norway during the international break and did not train with the Arsenal squad this morning they were due to fly out to Italy.

Arsenal talisman Bukayo Saka saw a number of fellow Hale End graduates move on in the summer transfer window and he admits that he's already missing some of his old team-mates

Bukayo Saka admits he ‘misses’ former Arsenal team-mates Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson but has backed them to ‘shine’ in the Premier League this season. Saka saw his fellow Hale End academy graduates leave Arsenal over the summer,