How many players could be out with ankle ligament damage for two months and reappear as if we blinked and missed it?

Your team has hit a creative rut that coincided with the absence of your primary playmaker? Get him back and all your problems evaporate. So yes, the semi-frequent leaden-footed attacking, sterile possession and clumsy decision-making that reared its unfamiliar head at Arsenal over the last two months was nothing more than a team unable to cope without Martin Odegaard.

Martin Odegaard believes Arsenal have become a more well-rounded team this season and is hopeful his side can kick on and win the Premier League this season. After a strong start to the season, the Gunners have fallen behind league leaders Liverpool following disappointing defeats to Bournemouth and Newcastle.