Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta issued an injury update on club captain Martin Ødegaard ahead of the Gunners' Champions League tie against Atalanta. Arsenal's captain was substituted off for Norway over the international break and looked to be in severe pain.

Mikel Arteta was spotted mimicking referee Clement Turpin during Arsenal’s draw with Atalanta in the Champions League on Thursday evening. Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by the Serie A club in the first game of their new Champions League campaign.

Arsenal were blunt and uninspiring as Atalanta held them go a goalless draw in their Champions League opener in Bergamo. Bukayo Saka threatened with a low free-kick in the first period and Gabriel Martinelli blazed over at the near post in the second, but that was all the Gunners could muster on a disappointing evening for Mikel Arteta 's men.