Martin Odegaard is hopeful he can now stay match till the tip of the season, after an extremely troublesome season for Arsenal on the damage entrance.
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Martin Odegaard made his comeback from damage towards Manchester City on Sunday, and he ended up having to play the complete 90 minutes as Arsenal chased a late equaliser.
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The match was the midfielder’s first 90-minute show of 2026, so the large query afterwards was whether or not he’d come by means of it unscathed.
“It was a tight call to make it (for the City game),” Odegaard informed Sky Sports afterwards. “I felt ok in the game. A bit tired in the end. Good to be back and hopefully, I can be there until the end.”
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The excellent news for Odegaard is that he now has virtually a full week to get better for the subsequent match, a house sport towards Newcastle United.
Arsenal’s elimination from the FA Cup means they gained’t have a midweek fixture on this event, which is a rarity in current months.
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The video games will begin up once more in earnest after that, with Arsenal having their two-legged Champions League semi-final towards Atletico Madrid within the following two midweeks.
But even when the Gunners progress to the ultimate, they’ll get the ultimate two midweeks of the Premier League season off, while City are more likely to be utilizing them for his or her postponed fixtures. Whether that’s a optimistic or a detrimental stays to be seen.
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Odegaard has missed 24 Arsenal matches by means of his numerous damage setbacks this season, while solely beginning 19 video games. He has appeared in an extra 11 video games as an alternative, however ideally Mikel Arteta would wish to name on him from the beginning of matches.
If Arsenal are going to realize something within the last month or so of the season, Odegaard might want to keep match and have an effect.