Arsenal have Martin Odegaard back in their squad to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League tonight.
Gunners captain Odegaard has been out of action since the start of last month after injuring his knee.
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The Norwegian, however, took part in training on Tuesday afternoon and is on the bench this evening when the Gunners host Bayern.
Arsenal are still without a recognised striker, though, as Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres were absent from training.
Havertz has been out since August with a knee injury, while Gyokeres strained his hamstring earlier this month.
However, Arteta said that there could be some positive news around the pair looking towards the weekend clash with Chelsea.
“Really good both of them,” the Arsenal boss said of the Swede and the German.
“So in the next few days, again, I think they are going to have a repeat scan to see how everything is and whether we can push them - or not - for the weekend or the following game.”
Gabriel Jesus is back in full training, but Arteta has hinted he will play a friendly behind closed doors before returning to first-team action.
“He is quite close, to be fair, and earlier than we expected,” Arteta said.
“In the next few days he is going to have another step to make with a game that we are going to organise for him. After that, he is just going to be knocking on the door.
Gabriel will be out of action for a few weeks, at least, with a thigh injury, with Cristhian Mosquera getting the nod in defence against Bayern over Piero Hincapie.
Myles Lewis-Skelly comes into the team at left-back, with Riccardo Calafiori on the bench.
Wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Noni Madueke are both available, which has eased Arsenal’s injury crisis in attack.
Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Trossard, Merino
Subs: Kepa, Setford, White, Hincapie, Calafiori, Odegaard, Norgaard, Madueke, Nwaneri, Martinelli
Injured: Gabriel (thigh), Gyokeres (hamstring) and Havertz (knee)
Time and date: 8pm BST on Wednesday November 26, 2025
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
How to watch: TNT Sports
