Martin Odegaard is more important to Arsenal than Mikel Arteta, who is stuck in his ways and was taught a lesson by Simone Inzaghi in defeat to Inter. Whether for Arsenal or England, “Bukayo Saka has to play on the right.

This was supposed to the be the season Arsenal finally broke their long league title drought and also made a name for themselves in the Champions League. Under Mikel Arteta, they have been building a strong side and are seen to have recruited well in the offseason.

Martin Odegaard is set to hand Arsenal a major boost by making his comeback against Inter Milan, but Declan Rice has missed out on the travelling squad. Odegaard – who has been out of action since September with an ankle injury – trained alongside his team-mates at Arsenal’s London Colney base on Tuesday morning.

Arsenal will be without Declan Rice because of injury for the Champions League match against Inter Milan on Wednesday but could welcome back captain Martin Odegaard after two months out.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard may yet join up with Norway for their games against Slovenia and Kazakhstan next week - despite being left out of the initial squad. Odegaard has been out injured since the start of September after injuring his ankle playing for Norway.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Champions League game against Inter (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Arteta confirmed that they will assess Martin Odegaard to see if he can play a part tomorrow,

Martin Odegaard is set to hand Arsenal a major boost by making his comeback against Inter Milan. Odegaard – who has been out of action since September with an ankle injury – trained alongside his team-mates at Arsenal’s London Colney base on Tuesday morning.