Arsenal star Leandro Trossard has been called up to the Belgium national team for the international break, along with Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. Belgium had their first training session on Monday, but there were several notable players were missing.
Gunners captain Martin Odegaard has been compared to De Bruyne this season with Jamie Redknapp claiming the Norwegian midfielder has now surpassed the 31-year-old as the Premier League's best midfielder. The north Londoners find themselves eight points clear at the top of the table heading into the international break after beating Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Trossard has registered seven goal contributions since his arrival at Arsenal with Paul Merson suggesting the Belgian forward would walk straight into Pep Guardiola's side on current form. The north Londoners have been handed a huge boost in their race for the Premier League title after Erling Haaland was withdrawn from Norway's squad to face Spain and Georgia after suffering a groin injury - though it is not yet clear how long he will be absent for.
