The Gunners were guaranteed to be without William Saliba – who picked up a red card against Bournemouth last time out and with it, got given a one-match suspension. With Martin Odegaard, Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu all guaranteed to be out, there were further problems for Mikel Arteta to focus on.

Declan Rice will play no part in Arsenal’s Champions League match against Inter Milan on Wednesday after being left out of the club’s 23-man travelling party. The 25-year-old midfielder played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday but will not fly to Italy with the rest of the first-team squad after missing training on Tuesday afternoon with an unspecified issue.

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard returned to training on Tuesday as he edges closer to a comeback from a foot injury.

Mikel Arteta will be hoping Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard will both be available to face Chelsea, however their availability is far from guaranteed.

After missing two months of action owing to an ankle injury, Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has resumed full training, the The post UCL: Arsenal Confirms Odegaard Return Ahead Of Inter Milan Game first appeared on Africa Top Sports.

Arsenal will take on Inter Milan at the San Siro in the Champions League on Wednesday night and they will do so without one of their key players. But one other important star is set to return. Declan Rice has not travelled with the Gunners squad for the league phase clash at the San Siro.