Norway manager Ståle Solbakken confirmed that his captain and Arsenal’s talismanic skipper Martin Ødegaard had suffered a “knock where he shouldn’t have” during Tuesday’s Champions League victory over Sporting CP. However, the international boss was keen to describe the injury as “minor.”
Ødegaard led the Gunners out in Lisbon and lasted 70 minutes before dropping to his haunches. Mikel Arteta was forced to remove his playmaker for the contest’s conclusion—bringing on Kai Havertz, who ultimately scored the game’s only goal—and Solbakken has since shed light on these concerning scenes.
