The Portuguese midfielder has been lively off the bench.
Vieira had an immediate impact, getting on the ball and dictating proceedings, and he collected an assist with an excellent first-time pass to Gabriel Jesus – who raced clear, sat down Diogo Dalot and rolled the ball past Andre Onana.
In Arsenal’s previous outing against Fulham, Vieira won a penalty which Bukayo Saka converted to draw the Gunners level and then played an excellent cross to Eddie Nketiah to take the lead. Asked if Vieira might start Arsenal’s next match against Everton after the international break, Arteta replied: ‘Every player has a chance to do that.‘Today we decided to start with Kai, we knew that Fabio would have a big impact especially in the last few minutes, or final minutes if we needed something.
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