"Our primary objective since the start of the season has been the league and then [there are] other competitions in which we have to compete," Valverde said, adding that his players "lacked spark" in their 1-0 home defeat to Alaves. "We'll try to compete with [Arsenal], who are undoubtedly candidates to win the [Champions League]. "We're newcomers but we want to compete."
Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres sent an interesting message about how much he liked playing with Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke as the team's two wingers against Nottingham Forest today. The Gunners earned a comfortable 3-0 win over Forest at the Emirates Stadium, with Gyokeres scoring the second goal after a lovely assist by fellow summer signing Eze. Martin Zubimendi also shone in the game, scoring twice for Arsenal, but afterwards Gyokeres had special praise for Eze and Madueke in particular.
In Saka's case, he will certainly miss this weekend's game against Liverpool and will sit out England's two fixtures during the international break. With any hamstring injury, three or four weeks is really the best case scenario, so it has been viewed as a good outcome by Arsenal and Saka himself, who was desperate to avoid another lengthy lay-off. I think Noni Madueke will start in his place against Liverpool this weekend and that will be a big opportunity for him.
Manchester United aim to address midfield issues by targeting Corentin Tolisso, who had an impressive season at Lyon with 10 goals and nine assists. Given Lyon's financial troubles, a deal may be struck for around 15 million.
Arsenal have reportedly submitted an offer for Chelsea right winger Noni Madueke. Talks have started for the Gunners to sign him, considering other options too.
