Rice And Odegaard's Condition Reported Injury After Defeating West Ham

Declan Rice suffered a back injury (Instagram @arsenal)

JAKARTA - Arsenal fans were again made restless despite having just beaten West Ham 2-0 at home. Two of their key players, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, were reportedly injured in the match.

"I think he hit his knees and immediately felt bad. I just talked to him, and he's not very positive about it," said Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta on the club's official website, citing ANTARA on October 5.

The captain Odegaard has fallen in the first 30 minutes of the match. After a collision with the opposing player, he had to be replaced with an injury to his knee.

"He's wearing a knee buffer, so we have to wait for the doctor's news. But so far, we haven't had much luck with the injury," said Arteta.

Arteta revealed that Odegaard had not been in an ideal condition since the start of the season. The Norwegian midfielder was absent due to two shoulder injuries before the knee incident occurred.

We haven't made much contribution from him this season. Twice the problem on the shoulder, and now the knee injury. We have to wait for how severe the condition is," he continued.

Apart from Odegaard, Arteta also confirmed that Declan Rice's injury was withdrawn early due to back problems. The coach said Rice himself asked to be replaced because he was unable to continue the game.

"He's not okay because he asked to come out, and that's very unfortunate," said Arteta.

Arteta thinks Rice's injury is quite worrying because the England national team midfielder rarely has physical problems. "He felt pain on his back and couldn't continue the match. We will examine him further to see how serious his condition is," concluded the coach.