Arsenal star Frida Maanum has heart monitoring device fitted after collapsing on pitch

Arsenal have confirmed that midfielder Frida Maanum has had a heart monitoring device fitted after collapsing on the pitch during Sunday's Continental League Cup final. The 24-year-old went down off the ball in stoppage time at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium and was quickly attended to by paramedics before being stretchered off the field.

Arsenal went on to win the game 1-0 thanks to Stina Blackstenius' strike in extra time, and Maanum travelled back to London with her teammates that same evening. The club issued an update on her welfare on Wednesday, noting she was 'stable and well'.

And the Gunners have now provided more detailed information about the Norwegian's wellbeing, with tests revealing «no obvious cardiac causes» contributed to her collapse.

In a statement on Thursday, an Arsenal spokesperson said: «Following the incident during The FA Women’s Continental League Cup Final on Sunday, which resulted in Maanum being substituted at the end of normal time, she has undergone extensive testing and support from our medical team at Arsenal.

»The test results have been reviewed by two leading cardiologists and there are no obvious cardiac causes found from these thorough investigations so far. Frida has subsequently had a monitoring device fitted to record her heart function and will now undergo a progressive return to training protocol.

«Once Frida has been monitored for a full one-week period, her normal training will be closely reviewed and monitored, before a decision will be made on her returning to play.

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