Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is all smiles after Noni Madueke
and Gabriel Martinelli fired his side to a record sixth consecutive Champions League victory on the night Gabriel Jesus made his comeback after nearly a year out injured.
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0:07 An evening filled with positives for you? Yes, a really positive evening, and I think it's very difficult to win away from home in the Champions League. We've done it with a lot of absences, especially in the back line. This morning we lost two players, and I love the way the team reacted to that collectively, individually. For example, what Christian Norgaard has done just talks about how much better he makes all of us.
0:57 Gabriel Jesus back out on the pitch?.So happy for him.
1:30 Do you believe he has a big part to play for you this season? Yes, especially if he continues to perform in the manner that he's doing and the energy that he's putting in training.
2:10 Firstly, what are your thoughts on Noni's first goal and then his overall performance?
Unbelievable goal. When you talk about individual quality and individual action and magic moments, that's it. A player that is able to pick the ball that far, dribble past people and finish with the quality and the power that he's done. The same as Martinelli as well. I think at this level you want to win games.
2:40 Obviously, Bukayo [Saka] has been the guy in that position for so long. How much has it helped now having Noni really pushing him and being there behind him every minute? Yes, maintaining the level. They both have different qualities as well, and it's great because we're going to need them. We are playing every three days, and players with that freshness and with that bite in the teeth as well.
3:08 Is the fifth time where you've responded from a result that you didn't win by winning the next game. That must send a strong message out, and how are you're responding to those difficult results? That's what you want immediately after a defeat to win a game. The way that they presented it, it had its challenges, especially when we lost again another two players. But again, it shows as well how stable we are.
But when Madueke plays like that, scores two goals, does it give you a bit of a headache? Is he almost undroppable when he plays like that? It's about consistency. So any player that plays and we have the same example is willing to have those standards and play consistently. It's not a game, it's two games, three games. It's when you do ten games in a row every three days and that's the level that we have to hit.
4:20 In terms of the backline, we saw the 16-year-old Marli Salmon come on in the second half. What was the thought behind that and how do you think he played in that short period?
The thought was as well from yesterday, the fact that we had to play Christian as well. We had to really consider it because we were playing a really good side that had some really good results in the Champions League at home as well.
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By HaytersTV
December 10, 2025