Micah Richards: Noni Madueke Looks Like a New Player at Arsenal

Overview

• Richards said on the Rest is Football podcast that Madueke is “really playing well” and praised his link-up with Ben White.
• Madueke joined from Chelsea in July for an initial £48.5 million and is valued at about £44 million by Transfermarkt.
• After roughly two months out with a knee injury, he returned to score his first Arsenal goal against Bayern Munich.
• Against Brentford, he helped create the move for Ben White’s assist to Mikel Merino, won six of 10 duels with a 100 percent aerial success rate, and was denied by Caoimhin Kelleher from a big chance.
• Across his first 10 Arsenal appearances he has one goal and no assists, with coverage noting that sharpening his end product is a key task for Mikel Arteta.