Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest was just 18 minutes old when Mikel Arteta was forced to withdraw captain Martin Ødegaard because of injury.
The Norwegian came into the game having experienced previous issues with a shoulder, and it didn’t take long for him to awkwardly land on it following a challenge from Morgan Gibbs-White.
Ødegaard received extensive treatment from Arsenal’s physio and attempted to play on as the hosts sought the opening goal of Saturday’s early kickoff. But it wasn’t to be for Ødegaard, whose performance levels in midfield have been questioned, and he was replaced by teenage prodigy Ethan Nwaneri.
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