Martin Odegaard has hit out at the ‘strange’ decision to send off William Saliba during Arsenal’s shock Premier League defeat to Bournemouth. Saliba was handed the first red card of his professional career at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday after being adjudged to have denied Evanilson a goalscoring opportunity.

Martin Odegaard has admitted he thought it was "strange" that William Saliba's initial yellow card against Bournemouth was upgraded to a red after VAR intervention.

William Saliba is facing a suspension after being given a red card in Arsenal’s loss to Bournemouth. Mikel Arteta has declared that Arsenal have yet to decide whether to appeal William Saliba’s red card.

Mikel Arteta has issued an injury update on Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League fixture with Shakhtar Donetsk. All three were unavailable at the weekend as the Gunners slipped to an untimely 2-0 away defeat against Bournemouth to drop four points off Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.