Any Club Brugge momentum was immediately halted after the restart, however, with Arsenal swiftly doubling their lead. Martín Zubimendi’s far-post cross allowed Madueke the simplest of finishes as the home defence fell asleep, the ex-Chelsea forward heading into an empty net from all of two yards out.

Mignolet, Siquet, Ordonez, Mechele, Seyes, Stankovic, Onyedika, Forbs, Vanaken, Tzolis, Tresoldi Subs: Van Den heuvel, De Corte, Romero, Vetlesen, Sandra, Meijer, Nilsson, Spileers, Sabbe, Diakhon, Campbell,

Former Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been training with the Under-21s in recent weeks as he builds up his fitness ahead of a return to the game.Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has allowed the

It's fair to say that not even Arsenal fans were convinced by the club's decision to pay Chelsea £50 million for Noni Madueke during the summer transfer window - but it's starting to look like a masterstroke,

Noni Madueke opened the scoring midway through the first half with a stunning goal, before nabbing a second shortly after the break. Gabriel Martinelli struck with a beautifully, curling strike before the hour mark to secure the three points for Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal are in a "really dangerous circle" but has denied overtraining his players as the club's injury crisis heightened.

Back in England as a free agent, the 32-year-old is convinced he can still perform at a high level — but is waiting for a chance to prove it