Chelsea’s biggest winner so far during this international break has arguably been Noni Madueke.
Supporters have now taken to Twitter to call for the 21-year-old to start against Arsenal following a couple of strong performances for the England U21 side this week.
Madueke found the net three times across the two games, as Lee Carsley’s side won one game and lost another over the break.
They were perhaps lacking the impact of captain Cole Palmer for the defeat to Ukraine last night. The Chelsea man has already returned to Stamford Bridge after picking up an injury while representing his country.
Despite defeat last night, Madueke was the star again as he fired home a fierce effort to originally bring his side back into the game.
The youngster is yet to start for Chelsea in the Premier League this season, despite being one of the star performers of the dismal end to last season.
Chelsea fans on Madueke
There was a reported issue with manager Mauricio Pochettino earlier in the campaign, when he was dropped from the squad despite not being injured.
Now, supporters are all saying he should be part of the side that lines up against Arsenal on Saturday.
One said: “Noni Madueke has to start against Arsenal if we wanna expose Zinchenko’s weakness.”
Another claimed: “Another goal for Madueke and he scored his first goal for Chelsea against Arsenal are you thinking what I’m thinking?”
A third stated: “Madueke what a goal. 3 goals now in the international break & great performances to go with it as well. Need him fully back integrated into the squad after the break, seems there’s no problem with him & Poch now. Such an underrated threat.”
With Palmer’s ongoing issue, it may be time for Madueke to stake his claim to the manager.
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