Gunners captain Odegaard joins fellow midfielder Declan Rice in missing the North London derby against bitter rivals Spurs.

Kai Havertz has admitted replacing Martin Odegaard's impact at Arsenal will require effort from everyone in the team. Club-captain Odegaard suffered an ankle injury during the last international break which is expected to keep him sidelined for several weeks.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard says he is “making progress” with his ankle injury and he is aiming to be back as “quickly as possible”. Odegaard injured his ankle while on international duty with Norway playing against Austria earlier this month.