Thomas Tuchel believes Noni Madueke can be a ‘very important’ player for England but says the Arsenal star is guilty of ‘falling asleep’ on some of his defensive duties.

With Bukayo Saka sidelined with a hamstring injury, Madueke took his place on the right of Arsenal’s attack in their game before the international break against Liverpool.

Having acquitted himself well in his natural role, the former Chelsea star was named in the England starting XI in the World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday night, joining his Gunners teammate Eberechi Eze in the side.

Madueke was arguably England’s brightest attacking outlet in what was a tame 2-0 win over the European minnows, creating three chances with his first-half cross leading to the goal that opened the scoring.

While pleased with

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