{"id":23467,"date":"2025-09-15T14:33:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/gary-neville-says-arsenals-signature-is-much-better-than-he-imagined\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:33:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:33:44","slug":"gary-neville-says-arsenals-signature-is-much-better-than-he-imagined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/gary-neville-says-arsenals-signature-is-much-better-than-he-imagined\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville says Arsenal&#8217;s signature is &#8220;much better&#8221; than he imagined"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/gary-neville-says-arsenals-signature-is-much-better-than-he-imagined\/#Neville_was_impressed_after_Arsenal_Slash_Nottingham_Forest\" >Neville was impressed after Arsenal Slash Nottingham Forest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/gary-neville-says-arsenals-signature-is-much-better-than-he-imagined\/#Maduke_deserves_praise_after_a_great_performance\" >Maduke deserves praise after a great performance<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gary Neville says that one of Arsenal&#8217;s summer signatures is &#8220;much better&#8221; than you could imagine after an impressive start to the Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"neville-left-impressed-after-arsenal-thrash-nottingham-forest\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Neville_was_impressed_after_Arsenal_Slash_Nottingham_Forest\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Neville was impressed after Arsenal Slash Nottingham Forest<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Gunners sent a message on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Martins Vimendi and Victor Gyorker rode the scoresheet to grab his first assist since the summer signature arrived at Ebe Kieze from Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, Mikel Arteta praised the impact his summer signature had on tricky trees, saying: <em>&#8220;The new things that started today are five for them today and I was really impressed with them. I think we can feel and feel that a new relationship that is trying to give us something different is thriving there.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Zubimendi stole the headline after finding the back of the net twice on both sides of the third goal of the Viktor Gyokeres season.<\/p>\n<p>But goals and assists aren&#8217;t the only metrics Neville should take the time to praise Noni Madueke, who hasn&#8217;t yet won the mark in Arsenal shirts, and it&#8217;s not just goals and assists to judge players.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Sports critic said:<em> \u201cMadueke was far better than I had imagined, and Arsenal fans are far better than he thought.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The few runs he made for England on Tuesday night were on another level. They were running that they thought &#8216;Yes&#8217;. They&#8217;re running.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;What he does and what he does is very, very good, and I&#8217;m talking from a fullback perspective that counters it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"madueke-deserves-the-plaudits-after-fantastic-performance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Maduke_deserves_praise_after_a_great_performance\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Maduke deserves praise after a great performance<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although Winger was unable to open an account, he undoubtedly performed well against Forest, gaining more duels than any other player on the pitch and making many important offensive contributions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Completed number<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>The dribbling was successful<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Key Pass<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>A big opportunity has been created<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Accurate intersection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Neville is not the only person who was very impressed with the \u00a352 million signature display in the summer.<em> &#8220;Noni &#8211; I thought he was exceptional. We played Front 3, which we&#8217;ve never played before (together). Overall I&#8217;m very happy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last season, Arteta sometimes left his attacking area options very short. Gabriel Jesus, Kaihabaats and Bukayosaka all made no doubt a big difference in the Premier League title race.<\/p>\n<p>    However, given Saka is expected to return later this month, the issues this season are even better as Arteta may find it difficult to get all his fronts to the side.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville says that one of Arsenal&#8217;s summer signatures is &#8220;much better&#8221; than you could imagine after an impressive start to the Premier League season. Neville was impressed after Arsenal Slash Nottingham Forest The Gunners sent a message on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. 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