Meet Noni Madueke, PSV's English entertainer

"I am a bit of a showman," Noni Madueke tells Sky Sports when asked to sum up his game. "I try to beat players. I am fast. I have an eye for goal. That is how I would describe myself."

This is not cockiness. He is humble but confident, and that confidence is justified. The 20-year-old Londoner has been a huge success since leaving Tottenham for PSV almost three years ago - rejecting the chance to go to Manchester United.

Madueke is back in England for his first professional game against English opposition when PSV face Leicester City in the Europa Conference League quarter-final on Thursday. It is just the next experience for one of the bright young talents of English football.

These are the occasions that persuaded him to move to Eindhoven in the first place. He has made over 60 appearances for the 1988 European Cup winners since making his debut over two years ago. The justification for his bold choice is obvious.

"I have been in a first-team environment since I was 17," he says.

"I don't think there is any way I would have experienced first-team football at that age in England. That is the main thing. I just liked the aura of the club. From the moment I came here, I liked the aura straight away. It just felt like the right next step."

The standout moment so far came in August when he scored twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Ajax in the Dutch Super Cup. It was a man-of-the-match performance. "That was the highlight of my years here. It was the first trophy that I have won in my professional career."

The first of many? There seems no doubt. There is a steely pragmatism to Madueke. He does not romanticise his move abroad, instead downplaying the significance of a young man living on his own in another country. He is doing