Christian Norgaard said he hoped Mikel Arteta was watching on at home after he managed to get 90 minutes under his belt playing for Denmark on Sunday.

Denmark maintained their unbeaten record in World Cup qualifying thanks with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Group C rivals Greece, with Rasmus Hojlund, Joachim Andersen and Mikkel Damsgaard on target in Copenhagen.

Norgaard returned to Brian Riemer’s starting XI at Parken Stadium and played right through to the final whistle, having coming on as a second-half substitute in Denmark’s previous clash with Belarus.

The 31-year-old has been struggling with a knee problem in recent weeks and was left out altogether for Denmark’s two qualifiers with Scotland and Greece last month.

The injury has been a source of immense frustration for Norgaard at the start of his Arsenal career following a £15million move from Brentford in the summer transfer window.

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