Arsenal boss Arteta hails Noni Madueke: He brings joy 

Gunners sweep past Ange Postecoglu's insipid Forest in Emirates stroll 

Certain so-called 'fans' - for that read imberciles - who set up that now infamous online petition to protest against the arrival of Noni Madueke from London rivals Chelsea were made to eat their words this weekend, after another superb display in red and white from the 23-year-old. 

The Gunners eased past underwhelming Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Saturday lunchtime to send Mikel Arteta's side to the top of the fledgling Premier League table. 

While two goal hero Martin Zubimendi rightly earned plaudits for the quality of his display, along with Viktor Gyokeres early second half goal sandwiched between the pair from the former Real Sociedad technician, it was Madueke who also had Arteta and the fans purring.

With Zubimendi emphasising the excellence, and variety of his compelling brace - the first a perfectly timed long range volley, the second a rather muscular header from substitute Leo Trossard's late cross - along with Gyokeres' predatory instinct, it was Madueke that had the home crowd chanting his name with his impish performance. 

Buoyed by two impressive performances for Thomas Tuchel's England, including a goal during the 5-0 rout of Serbia in Belgrade, Madueke tormented the Forest backline with a lively display that also showed the strength in depth of this current Arsenal team.

With Martin Odegaard having to leave the field after only 17 minutes with what appeared to be a recurrence of his shoulder issue, joining the injury list that already includes Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus, the Gunners shrugged off such depletions by simply being too good for Ange Postecoglu's Forest, handing a deserved defeat to the former Spurs boss. 

Speaking after the match, Arteta was quick to praise Madueke, outlining what the £48m signing from Stamford Bridge brings to the North Londoners. 

When asked what Madueke has brought to the squad, Arteta replied immedaiately: "A lot of courage, that's how I describe him. A lot of quality but a lot of courage.

"When we were about to sign him and there was that reaction around him [the petition] I spoke to him and he was like: ‘I go for it, I cannot wait to put that shirt on and play for you guys.’ I said, wow, let's bring him. If I was convinced before, I'm more convinced now that he's going to do it.

"I think he has such a power, such a capacity to repeat efforts because to be able to do that physically, you have to have a different specimen, I think and he's certainly that.

"But he's very skilful, very unpredictable, he's so willing to learn and he brings joy.

"I look at him and he's always smiling, he's always trying things.He gets one wrong, he goes again and that's what I love about the creative players because you need that to be successful."

Such a ringing endorsement from the Arsenal boss also helped to underlined the ignorance of those who hatefully organised such a cretinous petition, thereby helping to add distance to those who embarrassed the club they profess to love, not to mention mortified the silent majority of most Arsenal supporters.

Next stop Bilbao for this powerful Arsenal side that is adding momentum by the day.

Not least through the performances of Madueke.