Arsenal star Martin Odegaard seen limping heavily after Brentford draw | OneFootball

Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard was limping heavily as he made his way through the mixed zone and back onto the Gunners team bus last night, according to the Daily Mirror journalist Ryan Taylor.

The Emirates Stadium club were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford in a blow to manager Mikel Arteta and his men, and Arsenal appear to have suffered another injury blow.

William Saliba missed the trip due to illness while Kai Havertz was unavailable after picking up a fresh knock earlier in the week.

Both Max Dowman and Mikel Merino remain long-term absentees, but Odegaard and Bukayo Saka handed Arsenal much-needed boosts after returning to the squad ahead of the match on Thursday.

The Norwegian missed the last two games heading into last night due to an injury but came on in the second-half as a replacement for Eberechi Eze.

Odegaard appeared to have finished the game without any problems but was seen limping by the journalists as he made his way to the Arsenal bus afterwards.

The Gunners return to action on Sunday when they host Wigan Athletic in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and it remains to be seen whether their captain will be fit to feature.

They travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers next Wednesday before visiting Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday in their next two league games, and they could do with Odegaard for both games.

The draw against the Bees has left Arsenal with just a four-point cushion at the top of the Premier League table, and they cannot afford to drop any more points ahead of the final 12 games of the campaign.

Arteta will be hoping Odegaard has not picked up a serious blow as he cannot afford to be without another key player going forward, and scans will be carried out in the coming hours to determine the severity of the knock.