– We send our warmest thoughts

Norway’s national team coach Gemma Grainger speaks out after Arsenal star Frida Maanum (24) collapsed.

– We are very saddened by the news about Frida. Our department is in dialogue with Arsenal and we will follow up closely. We send her our warmest thoughts and wishes, says Grainger to VG on Monday.

Frida Maanum collapsed and was attended to by medical staff during Arsenal’s League Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday, which Arsenal won. She was carried out on a stretcher, but was stable and conscious a short time later.

– Frida is doing well now and she is being followed up by the medical team at Arsenal, mother Liz-Heidi Leonardsen told VG after the match.

On Monday, Norway gathers for a national team meeting before the matches against Finland (first Friday) and the Netherlands (next Tuesday). The situation seems to be uncertain for Maanum.

After the match, Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall was asked about the dramatic incident.

– I was able to talk to her, but the conversation was not about medical matters. I just heard how she was doing and told her that we won the match. I got some information about what’s ahead for her, but I can’t give a medical update. She is traveling back to London with the team and we will provide an update later, Eidevall said according to Football London.

Eidevall says that he, like the players and the rest of the support staff, became worried when the situation arose.

– It didn’t look good when she went down. After the match, we were most concerned with how she was doing, and we are very happy that she is doing well, Eidevall added.

From the beginning, Norway lacks the profiles of Maren Mjelde and Ada Hegerberg.