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Noni Madueke believes Arsenal’s new-look frontline has shown only glimpses of its potential after a commanding 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates.Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty
Arsenal came into this season on the back of a busy summer transfer window where they spent around £250m and brought in eight players, and against Nottingham Forest the Gunners showed the reason behind such aggressive recruitment.
Noni Madueke might have been smiling after Arsenal’s 3-0 cruise past Nottingham Forest, but the winger was dealt a stinging jab from Martin Keown straight after the final whistle. The ex-Gunners hardman told the 22-year-old,
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Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Noni Madueke’s move to the Gunners can bring the very best out of the winger. Madueke has impressed for England in their two recent international wins, and scored his first Three Lions goal in the 5-0 victory over Serbia.
Arsenal hammered Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Emirates in Ange Postecoglou’s first match in charge of his new club. That lopsided scoreline flatters the visitors — it easily could have been 4 or 5 for the Gunners.
Long before Arsenal’s celebratory 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, when there was a very different kind of noise over Noni Madueke, Mikel Arteta spoke to the player about that initial response to his signing.
The £67.5m deal for Eberechi Eze was the most eyecatching, not least because Arsenal gazumped rivals Tottenham Hotspur to sign him, but the £48.5m they shelled out for Noni Madueke already looks like money well spent.
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