Arteta: loan-linked Madueke was 'best player in training' before Leeds

📰 Linked with a January loan, Noni Madueke won Arteta over in a single game. 📌 Key points 🌟 Arteta called Madueke the best player in training over the last ten days. 🗣️ He said Madueke "gave me no option not to select him". 🎯 Madueke completed five of his six crosses. ⚽ His cross started the move for Calafiori's equaliser. 🔁 He started on the left in place of the injured Tzolis, ahead of Eze. 📝 What happened 🔁 Against Leeds on 10 October, Madueke started on the left of a 4-2-3-1 in place of the injured Christos Tzolis, ahead of Eberechi Eze, and played the full 90 minutes. 🎯 Sky Sports named him Arsenal's most dangerous forward. He created three chances and completed five of six crosses, and was the only Arsenal player to complete a cross. In the 62nd minute, his right-footed cross was headed on by Ben White for Calafiori's equaliser. 🌟 Arteta said afterwards: "I'm really happy because he deserved the chance that he got and he grabbed it with both hands. In training he's been the best player in the last ten days." He added: "He gave me no option not to select him and not to play him today." 📉 There was no goal or assist, though. All three of his shots were off target, and Havertz and Ødegaard failed to convert chances he created. 📊 By the numbers • Crosses completed: 5 of 6 (the only Arsenal player to complete one) • Chances created: 3 • Minutes: full 90 • Shots: 3 (none on target) 🔭 Why it matters Madueke had been linked with January loan interest from Atlético Madrid and Juventus after a lack of league starts. The manager's public praise suggests his standing could be changing, and Tzolis's injury may keep the door open. Arsenal's next league game is away at Nottingham Forest on 18 October.