Arsenal rescued a draw away in Germany (Picture: Getty)Martin Keown has praised Noni Madueke for ‘transforming’ Arsenal in their Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen after replacing Bukayo Saka in the second-half. Arteta made 10 changes to the side that beat Mansfield Town in the FA Cup on Saturday with a first choice XI restored. Former Arsenal star Keown hailed the ‘decisive’ decision to replace Saka on the night, believing the introduction of Madueke changed the game. Madueke won Arsenal’s penalty (Picture: Getty Images)‘There were reasons for that, it wasn’t just his fault, the structure on that right hand side just wasn’t right. ‘You might have Ben White making runs down the outside and Timber is coming inside and they were doubling up on him.

Source: Metro March 11, 2026 22:09 UTC