Noni Madueke scored a screamer for Arsenal in the first half of the Champions League clash against Club Brugge.
With a perfect 2025/26 Champions League record at stake, Arsenal started the game with intent.
Mikel Arteta made five changes to the squad to face Club Brugge, seeing Madueke earn a spot in the starting XI in place of Bukayo Saka on the right.
Madueke is a force to be reckoned with on the right side, as he showed in the early stages in Bruges, scoring a sublime strike out of nowhere.
It was a show of excellence that got Arsenal fans out of their seats, but to many, it was to be expected.
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Noni Madueke puts in the work after training
It’s not only Arteta and Arsenal’s coaching team who work with Madueke, as the hard work doesn’t stop for the winger when he leaves Colney.
Madueke has a development coach with whom he works closely, putting in the hours to get to the best level he can.
Following the summer signing’s wondergoal against Club Brugge, Arsenal insider HandofArsenal gave an insight into just how much Madueke does behind the scenes.
“So happy for Noni Madueke. Spends countless hours after training and in his personal time perfecting his craft,” Hand of Arsenal posted on X.
Arteta will absolutely love the desire his £48m purchase is showing, particularly as it’s paying off.
It’s now two Champions League goals in three games for Madueke, who has scored in consecutive matches in the tournament.
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Madueke is the player Arsenal were dreaming of
Lots of Arsenal fans owe Madueke an apology, as when the 23-year-old first arrived at the Emirates, his transfer was contested.
Quite quickly, it’s become evident that the Englishman was exactly the profile Arteta was crying out for last season, a player with the quality to rotate with Saka.
There’s no longer as much pressure on Saka to feature in every game, which was a situation the Gunners had become accustomed to ever since the academy graduate broke through.
Madueke is showing exactly why Arteta was eager to buy him in the summer, with his work off the pitch very much translating onto it.
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