Tomiyasu has not yet played a single minute for Arsenal this season, having suffered a knee injury in the summer. The Japanese defender has not returned to training and a recent vague update from Arteta suggests that a return is not imminent. "At the moment, it’s difficult to say," the Arsenal boss said.

Arsenal's big-name summer signing Riccardo Calafiori has been drip-fed into action for the title-chasing Gunners but the £42million defender insists he's ready to show what he's made of

Bukayo Saka has said that Arsenal must find a way to cope without Martin Odegaard ahead of their top of the table clash with Manchester City. Mikel Arteta confirmed ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Atalanta in midweek that the Norwegian is set for a significant spell on the sidelines after picking up an ankle injury while on international duty.

Arsenal don’t expect Martin Odegaard to return to the pitch for competitive match action until November, according to a report.Norway’s Martin Odegaard and Austria’s Philipp Lienhart vie for

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been handed a potential Martin Odegaard injury boost after initial fears about his timeline.