Against the Spurs, Arteta might be without six players.

The joke regarding Martin Odegaard’s injury made by Stale Solbakken, the manager of Norway, has angered Arsenal supporters.

In Sunday’s North London derby against fierce rivals Tottenham, the club captain is a major doubt.

Martin Odegaard hobbled off and looked in agonyCredit: Rex4Stale Solbakken made a joke when discussing the injuryCredit: XMikel Arteta is likely to be without his captain for the trip to SpursCredit: EPALast night, during Norway’s 2-1 victory over Austria in the Nations League, Odegaard sustained a terrible injury while playing.After a struggle with Christoph Baumgartner, the 25-year-old seemed to injure his ankle, leaving him in excruciating pain and requiring a substitution just after the hour mark.In his post-match update on the player’s injury, Norway manager Solbakken cracked a joke that would have infuriated Mikel Arteta.”It looked really painful in the locker room,” he remarked. I noticed that he was seated with the physiotherapists surrounding him, preventing him from moving forward.”It is an ankle sprain, as far as we know.”For those of us who have played football, if the ligaments are not destroyed, things just might work out okay.”But I am not really sure Arteta will call me tonight to praise me.”With a sly smile on his face, Solbakken told his weird joke.Arsenal supporters were incensed by the comments; one even commented, “It looks bad.” even smugly making a joke at the very end.”

“That’s an absolutely disgusting attitude,” said an additional person.”Why the f*** is he smirking at the end?” asked a third person.In response, More said, “Sounds like a Man City fan.”Arsenal has a critical stretch of games ahead of them, starting with a trip to Spurs and finishing with matches against title contenders City in the Premier League and Atalanta in the Champions League.Declan Rice’s red card in the North London derby against Brighton means Arteta already has a dilemma when it comes to choosing his midfield.Additionally, a new signer Looks like Mikel Merino will be sidelined for another month due to injury.In defence, Takehiro Tamiyasu is dealing with a knee issue, and Riccardo Calafiori left international duty early due to a small calf injury.Gabriel Jesus is a candidate to make a comeback from a musculoskeletal injury.