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Finally Some Good Arsenal News!!

Finally Some Good Arsenal News!!1 Oct15 min

🚨 MARTIN ØDEGAARD INJURY UPDATE! Arsenal have received some positive news after their captain was injured following a challenge from Bernardo Silva while on international duty with Norway.

Ødegaard was left limping after the incident, but the early assessment from the Norway camp is encouraging. An X-ray reportedly showed no serious damage, his pain has been decreasing and there is optimism surrounding his recovery.

But it raises a huge question: should Arsenal be able to tell Norway to rest Martin Ødegaard? There has already been tension between club and country over the management of Arsenal's captain, and with Arsenal facing a growing list of fitness concerns, should Norway take absolutely no risks with him?

In today's video, I go through the latest Arsenal injury news, with question marks surrounding the fitness of several important players including William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Piero Hincapié, Martin Ødegaard and Ezri Konsa.

We also return to the enormous Manchester City 115 charges story. The Premier League has now officially confirmed that an independent commission found City guilty of all charges relating to serious financial-rule breaches and the majority of the failure-to-cooperate charges. Sanctions will be decided separately, while Manchester City have the right to appeal.

Some Manchester City supporters believe everybody is now piling in on their club — but Arsenal supporters know exactly how City's rise affected their own club. Arsenal lost major players including Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna, Gaël Clichy, Kolo Touré and Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City during that era.

Do I have sympathy for ordinary City supporters? To an extent, yes. But this story is becoming increasingly messy. City continue to contest the findings, while the Premier League says it wants the remaining process — including appeals — concluded as quickly as possible. Reports suggest an appeal decision could potentially arrive around the turn of the year, although that timetable is not guaranteed.

PLUS, we discuss Arsenal's Player of the Month. Who deserves it — Martin Ødegaard, Ezri Konsa, David Raya or Bruno Guimarães? And has Myles Lewis-Skelly been harshly overlooked after his performances?

🔴 How relieved are you by the Ødegaard injury update?

🇳🇴 Should Norway REST Ødegaard?

🏥 How worried are you about Arsenal's growing injury list?

⚖️ What should happen next in the Manchester City case?