According to ESPN, Mikel Arteta’s side are still without captain Martin Odegaard and winger Bukayo Saka ahead of their Champions League opener against Athletic Club on Tuesday (September 16).
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Odegaard, 26, was forced off with a shoulder injury in Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Ange Postecoglou’s Nottingham Forest over the weekend.
Saka, 24, on the other hand has been out since late August with a hamstring injury and is not expected to return until the end of the month.
Arsenal will be hoping to do a little better this season after the narrowly lost out in the semi-finals to eventual champions PSG last time out.