Frida Maanum: Arsenal confirm 'no obvious cardiac causes' for League Cup final collapse

Arsenal have confirmed that “no obvious cardiac causes” have so far been found amid ongoing investigations into Frida Maanum’s collapse in the Women’s League Cup final last weekend.

There were scary scenes in stoppage time of Sunday’s match between the Gunners and London rivals Chelsea at Molineux, with Maanum collapsing off the ball before being treated at length by medical staff and then stretchered off the pitch while receiving oxygen.

Arsenal quickly confirmed that the midfielder was conscious, talking and in a stable condition and she has continued to be assessed by the club’s medical staff this week.

Maanum was subsequently ruled out of Norway’s opening Euro 2025 qualifiers against Finland and the Netherlands.

Arsenal released another update on the 24-year-old’s status on Thursday, confirming that initial tests had shown “no obvious cardiac causes” for her collapse.

The club also said that Maanum had been fitted with a monitoring device to record her heart function and will now undergo a progressive return to training protocol.

Arsenal’s statement in full read: “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.

“Due to her continued progression and assessment at Arsenal, Frida will not be joining up with the Norway national team for their forthcoming European Championship qualifiers against Finland and the Netherlands.”