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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Madueke brushes off Arsenal fan criticism of his signing and gears up for Chelsea return

Noni Madueke celebrates after scoring for Arsenal against Bayern Munich.
Noni Madueke scored his first Arsenal goal in the Champions League win against Bayern Munich. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Noni Madueke has said he ignored criticism on social media over his move to Arsenal and gained confidence from the reception he has received from supporters.

The England forward scored his first Arsenal goal in Wednesday’s impressive 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League in his second appearance since returning from a knee injury sustained in September. Madueke said that the injury was “horrible timing” given his good start after joining from Chelsea for £48.5m plus up to £3.5m in bonuses.

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