Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori has returned to London after being released from international duty with Italy following a minor injury scare.The 22-year-old picked up the injury during Italy’s

Mikel Arteta has refused to rule Martin Odegaard and Riccardo Calafiori out of Sunday’s north London derby against Spurs. The Gunners have been rocked by several unfortunate setbacks over the course of the opening month of the Premier League season.

Arsenal have been handed a few injury concerns during the international break so far, coming as a slight concern to Mikel Arteta. The Gunners have 12 players away on international duty across the globe in early September as they represent their nation on the world stage.

New signing Mikel Merino is also facing nearly two months out with a shoulder fracture suffered in his very first training session at London Colney after joining from Real Sociedad last week, while the likes of Gabriel Jesus (groin), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) and Kieran Tierney (hamstring) are also in the treatment room.

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori has left the Italian national team camp and returned to the Gunners following a freak injury.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League north London derby at Tottenham (kick-off 14:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Captain Martin Odegaard will have more tests on his injured ankle but has not been ruled out - as yet - for Sunday's game: "Let's see what happens in the next day or so with the extent of the injury and how quickly we can get him back.

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is expected to be back fit for the North London Derby at Tottenham, while Martin Odegaard faces a race against time. The Brazilian missed the past two Arsenal games due to a groin injury.