Arsenal hero Anders Limpar is adamant Noni Madueke can succeed at his new club and has hit out at the backlash that has greeted his impending transfer from Chelsea. The England international left the Blues’ before the end of their victorious Club World Cup campaign to undergo a medical ahead of £50million move.

Mikel Arteta often stresses his desire for Arsenal to be “unpredictable” in how they set up - and the signings of Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres will certainly help that. Gyokeres, who scored a remarkable 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting last season, offers an alternative option up front to Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

Madueke missed Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final to complete his transfer to the Gunners, and the 23-year-old departs Stamford Bridge having amassed 20 goals and nine assists from 92 matches for the Blues in all tournaments.