Noni Madueke reflected on his role in a 4-0 victory over Leeds United for Arsenal.
The Gunners grabbed their first Premier League win since their 3-2 beating of **Bournemouth**to end a three-game winless streak in the competition that had seen the chasing pack cut their lead at the top of the table down to four points. Madueke made a key contribution on the day, assisting the header from Martin Zubimendi that broke the deadlock before forcing Karl Darlow into an own goal.
It was an even more impressive display from the winger when one considers he has next to no time to prepare as a replacement for Bukayo Saka, who was injured in the warmup. The strength of the squad was shown again, and **Arsenal**now prepare to play against his old club Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
“I didn't know what happened to B [Saka]. In terms of the time I had before the game, it was not much, maybe five minutes to warm up and go out and play. It's the first time that's happened to me, so I was just happy that I was going to get to play from the start, to be honest.
“As an attacker, you always try and make an impact in an attacking sense, whether you can score or create goals or create chances, wreak havoc and pose a threat, so I'm happy that I was able to do that today. You’re always very happy when you win, and we won today, so it’s fantastic.
“Everyone's happy with a smile on their face.”
“It’s massive. Obviously, our last couple of performances in the Premier League haven't been the greatest in terms of results but today was a real statement. We’re going to watch what [**Man City* and **Aston Villa*] do and focus on our game as well on Tuesday. That's most important for us.
“Adding confidence after a performance like this, not only just the win, but a dominant performance. We're going into that game on Tuesday knowing what's at stake and knowing what we need to do.”