'Not right': Ian Wright thinks one Arsenal star is playing with an injury right now

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Since he returned from his ankle injury in November, Martin Odegaard hasn't quite been at the peak of his powers for Arsenal.

Odegaard was booed against Manchester United during the club's exit from the FA Cup, a response that the Arsenal captain didn't deserve.

Arsenal fans were desperate for Odegaard to return whilst he was out injured, but since he's now returned he's often been criticised.

The Norwegian is seen as part of the blame for Mikel Arteta's toothless attack of late, even if that is slightly harsh.

But it's undeniable that Odegaard hasn't been at his best, a situation Ian Wright discussed on the 'Wrighty's House' podcast.

Ian Wright thinks Martin Odegaard is playing through an injury

Interestingly, Wright thought that Odegaard was perhaps being hindered right now by returning too soon from his ankle injury, saying he didn't look 'right'.

The former Arsenal striker was worried about the Gunners captain, who would have been under a lot of pressure to return as soon as possible.

Wright explained: "I think you made a good point, right, about him coming back maybe earlier than he should have. 

"Simply because of, when you watch him, especially in, whether it was the Newcastle or Tottenham game, and he looks, when he goes down, he’s staying down a little bit longer.

"He’s not, he’s not right.

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"He’s not, and I’ll tell you what it makes me worry about is, I know that Saka had an operation, so he’s going to take longer. But I worry that they will be doing the same thing, rushing him through.

"And then you see what you guys won’t see on a daily basis when your top players in your club, when you are at the higher echelons of the league and your top players are out.

"It’s every day, someone, how you doing? How long, what do you think? We need you, we need you.

"And people will say things like that, and they’re saying it like, yo man, how you doing Saka? We need you bro, we need you bro.

"That jovial, jokey kind of thing, something where you are injured at the time, sitting there thinking, I really want to be playing and you can’t, that adds to the pressure of getting back sooner.

"Look at, listen to the discourse when Odegaard was injured. Oh my God, we need him back, we need him back."

Martin Odegaard is also suffering from Bukayo Saka absence

Of course, it should be noted that Odegaard is also suffering from the absence of Bukayo Saka alongside him.

Saka wasn't the same player without Odegaard in tandem, and the Norwegian is now suffering a similar fate.

Arsenal need to bolster their attacking options this month, especially given that Raheem Sterling is struggling to step up during Saka's absence.

Fabrizio Romano insisted that Arsenal are still in the race to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers, a situation the club are keeping a close eye on.

But perhaps the club would be better served chasing more realistic targets this month, a market in which it is incredibly hard to find value mid-season.