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A goalless Erling Braut Haaland hobbled off the field after the first half against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. Manchester City’s Norwegian star forward never got on the field for the second half. So far, there have been no reports on what Haaland’s problems consist of, but it appeared that he took a knock in connection with an attempted finish in overtime in the half. Not long afterwards came the news that Arsenal’s Norwegian captain Martin Ødegaard is not in the squad for tonight’s big game against Newcastle. NOT IN THE SQUAD: Martin Ødegaard. Photo: JON NAZCA / Reuters Arteta was positive It is known that Ødegaard has been struggling with a hip injury recently, and he has not played from the start in recent games. On Wednesday, however, he came on from the bench and scored in the League Cup match against West Ham, which Arsenal still lost 3–1. At Friday’s press conference, Arsenal manager Mikael Arteta said the following about the Norwegian’s status, according to VG: – We have tried to manage his load since he has felt a small problem. He has been feeling better for the last few days, so he will train today. If he feels good, then he is ready, says Arteta. According to Arsenal’s website, it is the first time since September last year that Ødegaard is out of the squad. The reason is that he is not injury-free enough to play. Assisting Oscar Bobb Manchester City, however, had no problems winning, even if Erling Braut Haaland. It was a big win, and another Norwegian was to sign up for the party. Five minutes before full time, Oscar Bobb came on the field for the first time in a month. Just three minutes in, he came around on the right wing and put a lovely cross into the box. They dispatched Nathan Aké in goal for a 6–1 lead. The big player of the match was undoubtedly City’s left winger Jérémy Doku. He himself scored the first and redeeming goal after half an hour of play. He then assisted on the next four goals, before Oscar Bobb took over the job of head coach. – A wonderful entry, stated Viaplay expert Lars Tjærnås about Bobb’s effort.



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